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Colombian woman Mónica Núñez disappears after taking ride-sharing taxi in Mexico City

Colombian woman Mónica Núñez disappears after taking ride-sharing taxi in Mexico City

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mónica Núñez Marín, a 38-year-old Colombian national, has been reported missing after taking a ride-sharing taxi in Mexico City.
  • She was last seen on July 5th in Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico, after visiting a friend in the Magdalena Contreras borough.
  • Authorities in Colombia and the State of Mexico have issued search bulletins for Núñez Marín, who was last tracked via her cell phone.

Authorities are searching for Mónica Núñez Marín, a 38-year-old Colombian woman who disappeared after hailing a ride-sharing taxi in Mexico City. Her family lost contact with her on Sunday, July 5th, with her last known location being Cuautitlán Izcalli in the State of Mexico.

Núñez Marín had been visiting a friend in the Magdalena Contreras borough of Mexico City. According to her daughter, who resides in Colombia, Núñez Marín requested a ride-sharing service to take her home. It remains unclear whether she reached her destination or if the driver dropped her off elsewhere.

In a video call with a relative in Spain late on the night she disappeared, Núñez Marín showed she was with her black dog and several men, whom her daughter identified as potential coworkers. She also shared content on social media with these individuals from inside a vehicle.

Cell phone tracking data indicates her last registered location was San Isidro 15, Cuautitlán Izcalli. Information about the driver, identified as José, describes him as robust, with a dark complexion, wearing a Coach brand cap, and driving a black vehicle. Search bulletins have been issued by Colombia's Fiscalía General de la Nación and the State of Mexico's Commission for the Search of Persons.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.