NEW evidence has been discovered in the case of a man who's been missing since last weekend.
Chris Martinez, 20, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday morning after visiting a bar in Iowa City, Iowa, about 35 miles from his home in Muscatine.
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His phone had died earlier in the evening, so family and friends weren't able to reach him.
Earlier this week, a bracelet that may belong to Martinez was discovered on a bridge in Iowa City, KWQC reported.
On Thursday, police announced in a Facebook post that they had expanded their search into that neighborhood.
"Investigators believe Martinez might have been in the area between the 100 Block of W. Harrison Street and the Benton Street Bridge," the post said.
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They had already been doing extensive drone and boat searches in the Iowa River and the nearby Ralston Creek.
Martinez's family is also desperate to find him, which is why they've distributed roughly 500 missing person flyers since Sunday.
“We have been searching downtown areas – dumpsters, garages, parking areas," Martinez's brother Jerry told the Quad-City Times.
Martinez visited the watering hole called Bardot on South Gilbert Street in Downtown Iowa City after attending a house party with friends.
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This was only the second time he had visited the area.
Martinez did not have a vehicle that night and was relying on Uber to get around.
His friends noticed he was missing as they were heading home.
Martinez, a fitness enthusiast, has just started his own exercise channel on YouTube, his brother said.
“He is always positive and just loves to be with his friends,” Jerry said.
“He was a homebody more than anything, but he loves being out with the family. He is always a family man.”
Martinez weighs about 160lbs. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black cargo pants.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Iowa City Police Department at (319) 356-5275.
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