Texas Equusearch Resumes Looking For Missing UH Student: Update

Updated on April 20, 2017: Texas Equusearch has resumed its search for An Vinh Nguyen, the 27-year-old University of Houston student who has been missing since March 31. The organization put out a call for searchers on foot and ATVs, and asked volunteers to convene at the Grace Family Baptist Church on Thursday morning. The church is located at 106 Bammel-Westfield Road. For additional information, contact search coordinator Frank Black at 713-301-6813.

HOUSTON, TX — An Vinh Nguyen, the University of Houston student who has been missing since March 31, is now the subject of an Equusearch initiative. "Now, we're just waiting for the sheriff's office to call us and tell us where to look," Equusearch's director of search operations, Frank Black., said, as reported by the Houston Chronicle.

The development in the case came about because Nguyen's vehicle has been located. Police officials declined to say where the 2016 Jeep Renegade was found, saying that doing so could compromise the investigation.

"Every day that passes by is critical for us," Loc Nguyen, Nguyen's brother, told KTRK. "We worry a lot. Every night comes, I don't know where my brother is. It's really hard."

KTRK reported earlier this month that Nguyen's cell phone records, which the network obtained from the missing man's family, documented that his most recent text message was a communication with a number listed in New York; KTRK also reported that a man who answered the number in New York would not provide his identity, and said that he had never met Nguyen in person. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds.

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If you have any information about Nguyen you can contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-755-7427 or Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500.

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