John Gamboa: Mother of US Air Force veteran missing since February says 'I am not sure if he’s alive'

HOUSTON, TEXAS: A mother from Houston is desperate to find her son John Gamboa, a US Air Force veteran who went missing last week.

Gamboa's whereabouts remain unheard since he left for his trip to Mexico City from which he was supposed to return on Sunday, February 25.

FBI reports John Gamboa was last seen hailing a cab in Mexico City

The 30-year-old Gamboa, who served in the Air Force for five years, flew to Mexico City on February 16 to collect his belongings and return home by the end of the weekend.

The FBI issued a missing person bulletin, stating that Gamboa was last seen in the early hours of February 17, getting into a taxi outside the Montana Disco in Mexico City.

He was wearing a maroon shirt, and tan pants, and had a tattoo of “Jesus” on his chest and an infinity symbol on his index finger, as per a missing report from the FBI.

“Honestly, I am not sure if he’s alive,” said his mother, Fermina Gamboa, to ABC 13.

Someone tried to access John Gamboa’s bank account on the day he left for Mexico City trip

Fermina Gamboa said she spoke to her son on the morning of February 16 before he boarded his flight, but she was not sure if he ever arrived in Mexico City or even left the US.

She said that on the same day, they received a notification from USAA Bank that someone was attempting to access his account.

"I don’t care; I just need my son to be back. Money can be replaced, but the life of my son cannot,” she told the outlet.

The US State Department is aware of the case and ready to assist

The Department of State declared in an email that they were aware of the reports of a US citizen missing in Mexico City and that they were prepared to offer any appropriate assistance.

“The U.S. Department of State and our embassies and consulates abroad have no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas,” as per a spokesperson to Fox News.

“We are monitoring the situation and have no further comment at this time,” continued the official.

The five-year veteran also gave his mother a double bone marrow transplant when his mother had cancer. "He made sacrifices just to extend my life," Fermina said to ABC7.

John Gamboa's mother Fermina reportedly felt 'ignored' after reaching out to government agencies for help

John Gamboa’s cousin Mtal Tetlopez, posted on Facebook on February 24, saying that Gamboa had not contacted his mother or any of his relatives.

“I pray that he can come home (and) he is safe,” she wrote in Cebuano, a language spoken in the Philippines.

“The people who did this stupid thing to him will touch the Lord and just return him to us,” she continued.

John Gamboa and his family are originally from the Philippines, according to his mother.

It is also worth noting that Gamboa's mother reportedly said she was trying to reach out to the relevant state and government agencies, but felt like she was being ignored.

“It makes me more upset because he risked his life to serve this country for five years,” she said.