Thomas was traveling in South America when he went missing. Thomas speaks Spanish fluently. Thomas spoke to his parents on 06/29/17. He was in Capurgana, Columbia and planned to cross into Panama (which Border Patrol verified that Thomas entered Panama at Puerto Obaldia on 06/30/17) and make his way up through Mexico back to the US. Thomas was an experienced backpacking/hiker traveler and carried a guitar. Thomas has several tattoos - squiggly drawings on his back, a hibiscus flower on one forearm and pawprints on the other, a frog on a moon on his shoulder blade and some elvish language writings on his ribcage from Lord of the Rings. Thomas wears glasses and is known to wear a full beard and mustache. (Information retrieved from NamUs.gov)