Mother pleads for help to find 12-year-old Coachella boy reported missing
Update 12/03/25
Aaron Garcia was found by police, his family told News Channel 3's Shay Lawson.
Original Report 12/02/25
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - Daniela Gonzalez, the mother of Aaron Garcia a 12-year-old Coachella boy reported missing on Monday, is pleading for the public's help as the Riverside County Sheriff's Office (RSO) continues to search for him.
She said she last saw Garcia on Saturday between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
"He was walking to a friend's house in the community," Gonzalez said. "He never made it to his friends."
RSO confirms he was last seen on the 45900 block of Meritage Lane.
Gonzalez said she realized something was wrong on Sunday when Garcia stopped responding. She said that is when she reported him missing.
“Aaron’s really good at communicating,” she said. “The last message we received said he was going to be late — and then time passed by. We realized something was wrong.”
Garcia is described as five feet tall, weighing 90 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and a silver chain with a silver outlined black cross.
His mother describes Garcia as a loving, musical, high-achieving middle schooler who plays in his school band and earns A’s and B’s on his report card.
She said he loves his family and is the youngest out of 4.
“My son has a good heart,” Gonzalez said. “He loves to help people. He’s a giving person.”
She said anyone with information should call authorities.
“Anything, big or small, please share it,” Gonzalez said. “If you know something and you’re afraid to say it, please don’t hold back. Just help bring my son home.”
If you have any information, you are urged to call Sheriff's dispatch at 800-950-2444.
