An insurance company executive who'd been missing for a week is dead, his family posted on Facebook last night.
Omar Meza went missing after a company dinner a week ago Thursday at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California.
The 33-year-old
AIG executive was last seen around 11 p.m. on January 8. He was reported missing after he did not show up to meetings the next day.
“I spoke to him.... I was the last conversation per his telephone records... on Thursday night around 11:20 p.m.,” his wife, Diane told CNN. “It was late on a work night. I told him, ‘Head to your hotel and call me when you get there.’ I never got that call. I tried calling him, but he didn't answer. I just went to bed. Didn't think too much of it.”
She said her husband suffered short-term memory loss from a traffic accident last year. It's uncertain whether that had any effect on his disappearance.
Meza's jacket and wallet were found on the resort's golf course, CNN affiliates KESQ and KMIR reported.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, a man's body was found in the 74800 block of Country Club Drive.
Although investigators have not confirmed the identity of the body, it is male and was found in a body of water, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
On the Facebook page dedicated to ‘Find Omar Meza,’ the family asked for privacy, saying, “we are with heavy hearts tonight as we announce the passing of Omar Meza. He was a very-loved son, husband, brother & friend.”
The family also thanked those who supported them, writing, “it brings tears to our eyes to see how well loved Omar was, he will be missed by many.”
