Panther Forensic develops technology for institutions; it does not search for people or receive reports. If you are looking for someone, please contact the authorities listed on this page.
If you are looking for someone, don't wait.
If someone in your family has gone missing, report it as soon as possible to the police or the prosecutor's office where the person was last seen, and to your country's search authority if there is one. Do not wait for a set period; the sooner the search starts, the better the chances of finding the person.
In any country
-
Local police or prosecutor's office
File the report or complaint with the authority where the person was last seen. Ask for the report or case number so you can follow up.
-
National search authority
Several countries have a commission or unit specialized in searching for missing persons. If your country has one, report it there as well.
-
Consulate or embassy
If the person went missing outside their own country, or is a foreigner in the country where they went missing, contact the corresponding consulate or embassy.
-
ICRC Restoring Family Links
Free service of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies for people who lost contact with a relative because of conflict, disaster or migration.
In Mexico
-
Comisión Nacional de Búsqueda de Personas (National Search Commission)
The Mexican government institution that coordinates the search, location and identification of missing persons nationwide and supports families. In Mexico, the law requires the search to start immediately. Website in Spanish.
-
Online initial report (Registro inicial)
Official portal to start a missing person report in Mexico's National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons.
-
Public search of the National Registry (Consulta pública)
Official search by name or unique search folio, with search notices that can be downloaded and shared.
-
Each state's search commission
Each Mexican state has a local search commission that is part of the National Search System; many also have a prosecutor's office specialized in disappearances.
Have this information at hand
Full name, date of birth, a recent photograph, the clothes the person was wearing, distinguishing marks such as tattoos, scars or moles, and the date and place where they were last seen.
DNA samples from relatives
Authorities may ask the family for a reference sample to compare with remains or located persons. We explain how it works in How DNA identification works.