Mysterious disappearance of Kazakh citizen in US: body found

Tengrinews.kz – A body that may presumably belong to a previously missing Kazakh citizen has been found in the United States. This was announced by official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Zhetybayev.

A briefing is being held today at Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Zhetybayev, shortly before the briefing, the ministry received updated information about the missing Kazakh citizen.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received information from the competent U.S. authorities about the discovery of a body that is presumed to be that of a citizen of Kazakhstan. The American side is currently carrying out the necessary procedures. Our diplomats are in contact with the competent U.S. authorities and the citizen’s relatives. They are being provided with the necessary consular and legal assistance,” Yerlan Zhetybayev said.

The Foreign Ministry promised to provide additional information as official data is received from the American side.

As previously reported, a Kazakh citizen who went missing two weeks ago is being searched for in the United States. A missing person notice for the young man appeared on Threads.

Twenty-four-year-old Aset Kuralbay lived in the Chicago area, in Ford Heights, Illinois. He last made contact on June 2, 2026. Since June 7, his phone has been unavailable. His documents and bank cards were left at home. On June 10, police found his car

The day before, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said it was aware of the situation involving the disappearance of citizen Aset Kuralbay in Chicago. Kazakh diplomats are in contact with competent U.S. authorities and are clarifying all the circumstances of the incident.