Mexican mother finds remains of son missing for seven years

This mother found her son’s remains in the state of Sonora, Mexico, on March 24, 2026. © Facebook / Madres Buscadoras de Sonora

A Mexican mother found the bones of her son in the desert, seven years after he was kidnapped by a drug cartel. The woman is a well-known figure in Mexico, where she leads a collective of mothers looking for their missing loved ones.

Ceci Flores recovered the remains of her son, Marco Antonio, this March during a search in the Mexican state of Sonora. He was kidnapped by one of Mexico's cartels in 2019.