Truck driver found dead in Georgia after vanishing on way to Miami

A Cuban truck driver who disappeared on his way to Miami earlier this month, prompting an FBI search and investigation, has been found dead, according to the driver’s cousin and the FBI.

Federal agents with the FBI’s Tampa Division had been investigating the “suspicious disappearance” of Alejandro Jacomino González, who had picked up his vehicle cargo in Georgia and was on his way to South Florida when he vanished.

González’s cousin, Juan Carlos Forcade, told NBC6 that the FBI called González’s wife on Tuesday, and told her that her husband’s body was found in Georgia.

The FBI later confirmed that a body found in a coastal area of the state was confirmed to be González. More details about how he died were not immediately known.

He stopped responding

According to investigators, on April 16, González, who works for a transportation company, picked up multiple vehicles at the Port of Brunswick and set out for Miami, where he was scheduled to deliver the vehicles.

The agency said that around 1:21 a.m., González stopped in Brevard County, Florida, where he rested for several hours. The truck’s GPS later showed the truck “traveled one exit south and then turned north toward Jacksonville, Florida” at about 7:49 a.m.

“Shortly after, González stopped responding and the truck was reported missing,” the FBI said.

Authorities later located the truck in Port Wentworth, Georgia, but the driver was not there — and neither were several of the vehicles, the agency said.

“Since the truck was found, three of the vehicles have been recovered in Florida. Others remain missing, along with González,” officials added.

FBI sought help from the public

The FBI shared a flyer with González’s photo and physical description.

The FBI asked anyone with photos or video who may have been in or near the Brevard County rest area in Grant-Valkaria, Florida, between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026 — especially in the southern part of the rest stop, near the ramp that reconnects to I-95 South — to share what they have.

Those with images can submit them directly to the FBI through an online form.

This story was translated from Spanish with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. An NBC6 editor reviewed the translation.