Missing persons reported in Mexico and Spain

Authorities and families are searching for several individuals reported missing in different regions.

In Nayarit, Mexico, 38-year-old Meryleisy Valencia Mercado disappeared on October 16 after attending a meeting in San Ignacio, Bahía de Banderas. The Nayarit State Attorney General's Office has activated the Alba Protocol. An anonymous witness claimed Valencia was seen reacting in shock to an individual before being forcibly taken into a vehicle, though authorities have not confirmed this testimony. Local residents organized a march in Sayulita to demand her safe return.

In Celaya, Mexico, 16-year-old Paloma Guadalupe González Mireles went missing after leaving her high school, the Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial y de Servicios (CBTis), around 2:30 p.m. Her last known location was the Central del Norte in Mexico City after traveling by bus.

Additionally, in Guanajuato, authorities continue to search for 78-year-old Manuel Sánchez Gasca, who has been missing since October 14 in the Cupareo and Campo Verde area.