On August 31, 2016, a Canadian man, Shawn Ramta, 34, called
his wife in Canada from Mexico City. He then left his AirBnB in the upscale
Polanco neighborhood to go to the gym.
He never came back.
According to Mr. Ramta’s younger sister, Sareeta Bassuta,
31, Ramta had been in Mexico City on vacation, and was due back in Canada on September
2. But when his wife went to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport to
get him, he wasn’t on his direct Air Canada flight.
His absence was more troubling given that his one year
marriage anniversary was only a few days later, on September 5.
Mr. Ramta is believed to have arrived in Mexico City on
August 10. His sister and her partner Anisan Anton were recently in the Mexican
capital to try to determine his whereabouts.
“The Canadian Embassy has contacted all the jails and
hospitals, and found nothing,” says Ms. Bassuta. “Beyond that, the Canadian government
says the only people who can help are the Mexican authorities.”
