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Mexico City March Demands Continued Search for Missing Hiker

The protest highlights demands for transparency from security agencies following the stalled search in challenging Ajusco terrain.

Overview

  • Vanessa Gámez led a march on August 3 from the Ángel de la Independencia to the Zócalo to press officials for renewed efforts to find her daughter.
  • No significant leads have emerged three weeks after 19-year-old Ana Amelí García Gámez vanished on July 12 during a solo climb of Pico del Águila.
  • Multi-agency teams including the city prosecutor’s office, Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana, federal forces, K9 units, drones and volunteer brigades are combing new descent trails and adjacent areas.
  • Investigators are reviewing C5 surveillance that confirms her ascent but not an exit and are probing her ties to the Senderismo Tepemecatl hiking group.
  • The case underscores Mexico’s broader missing-persons crisis, with over 130,000 unresolved disappearances recorded nationwide.