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March 17, 2026
Oil engineer David Acosta, who disappeared in Bogotá two weeks ago, reappeared alive
Authorities confirmed the reappearance of David Felipe Acosta Botina, a 27-year-old petroleum engineer who had been reported missing since March 1st in Bogotá...
TL;DR
- David Felipe Acosta Botina, a 27-year-old petroleum engineer, has been found alive after being missing for 16 days.
- He was last seen on March 1st at 3:50 a.m. leaving a casino in Bogotá's Zona T.
- The primary hypothesis is now extortion kidnapping, with initial theories of gambling debts being set aside.
- Acosta is a graduate of Universidad de América and works as a commercial manager for a U.S. multinational insurance company.
- He has contacted his family and is reportedly not in Bogotá, having sustained an assault.