Body found in search for missing American Airlines flight attendant in Colombia: mayor

A politician successful Colombia announced that a corpse had been discovered and was apt that of an American national who had gone missing. 

Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, a 32-year-old American Airlines formation attendant from Texas, had gone missing while successful nan overseas country, according to reports.

"Since past Sunday, we person been searching for Eric Gutiérrez, a U.S. national who is missing," Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez noted successful a Friday post connected X, according to a translator from Spanish.

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Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez speaks during a property convention connected Dec. 19, 2025. (JAIME SALDARRIAGA / AFP via Getty Images)

"Unfortunately, a lifeless assemblage has conscionable been recovered betwixt nan municipality of Jericó and Puente Iglesias," he noted.

"There is simply a very precocious probability that it is this person," nan politician explained.

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Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina (CDColExt/X)

American Airlines did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for remark connected Saturday.

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But nan institution had antecedently told Fox News Digital that it was "actively engaged pinch section law enforcement officials successful their investigation and doing each we tin to support our squad member's family during this time."

Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch contributed to this report