Mystery as hurricane relief volunteer, 21, vanishes after traveling to Florida with his boss to help with clean-up

A antheral who traveled to Florida with his caller brag to assistance with the cleanable up aft two hurricanes tore done mysteriously vanished aft a frantic telephone with his mom. 

Ernesto Jacob Mederos, 21, has not been seen oregon heard from since November 13, 3 days aft helium told his ma Crystal Gonzalez that helium was heading to Florida.

He was accompanied by Phillip Garner, a antheral he'd met a week earlier doing 'security work' successful Texas. 

Garner is simply a registered enactment offender successful Texas who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old miss successful 2007, according to his nationalist enactment offender record seen by DailyMail.com.

According to the file, helium indispensable stay connected the registry for life, and verify his individuality annually. 

The devastated household shared a tragic update connected Tuesday claiming that Mederos' assemblage had been discovered successful Florida. It is unclear whether the reported decease is nether investigation. 

They're desperately searching for answers astir his last moments and the enactment helium was conducting with Garner.  

Gonzalez had shared photographs of Ernesto, who goes by Jay, connected societal media, successful a last-ditch bid to find her lad alive, claiming the past clip they spoke her lad told her helium was distressed and trying to get home. 

Garner had reportedly told Gonzales determination was 'work successful construction' successful Florida, assuring her that her 'son was successful harmless hands and ... would beryllium backmost successful 2 weeks.'

The duo near for Florida connected November 10, but by November 13 Jay called his ma and revealed helium wanted to travel home.

Gonzalez said she made plans for her lad to instrumentality home, but the concern rapidly deteriorated and her lad allegedly told her helium was going to termination himself. 

A GoFundMe has present been acceptable up to assistance Gonzalez with the unexpected expenses she present faces successful burying her son.

'Jacob was an astonishing young antheral with a axenic tone and benignant heart. His parent cannot spend to person a ceremonial for him without our help,' the person who established the entreaty said.

'This is simply a beauteous household that genuinely deserves our help. No parent should person to interest astir not being capable to hide their son.'

His disappearance and evident decease remains shrouded successful mystery, with sheriff's departments crossed 4 Florida counties denying immoderate involvement.

Gonzalez maintains that her son's past known whereabouts erstwhile helium was live was successful Sarasota County, which was deed by Hurricane Milton successful aboriginal October.

The grieving household are present demanding answers from Garner, Jay's traveling companion.

Garner is simply a registered enactment offender successful Texas and indispensable annually supply updates regarding his determination and appearance.