Firefighters search for missing taxi driver in Paraíso do Tocantins The disappearance of taxi driver José Neto Gomes de Araújo, aged 38, turns 90 days old next Sunday (19). After almost three months since he was last seen, when he went to take a shower in a bathhouse in Paraíso do Tocantins, in the central region of the state, the family claims that they have not yet received answers about the progress of the investigations. José Neto disappeared on April 19, after leaving home with two acquaintances. According to the Fire Department, he entered a dense forest area close to Balneário Cachorra and did not return. Since then, teams have carried out searches with dogs, drones and by land, but no belongings or traces have been found. ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp g1 asked the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) for a position, but did not receive a response until the last update of this report. For the taxi driver's father, Antônio Gomes, who worked with his son at the Paraíso do Tocantins bus station, the passage of time has made the pain even more difficult to bear. He said that the month of July, which should have been marked by celebrations, turned into a period of anguish and waiting. "On the 4th was my son's birthday, and no one celebrated anything. On the 14th was mine. I had planned to get the whole family together, but no one did anything. There's no spirit, there's no party, there's no joy until this mystery is clarified", said the father in an interview g1. José Neto Gomes de Araujo disappeared on April 19th Personal archive/Disclosure READ ALSO: Taxi driver who disappeared when leaving to take a shower in a bathhouse was with friends, says father Taxi driver remains missing after firefighters' search ends; see what is known about the case 'Every day more distressed', says the father of a taxi driver who disappeared after leaving to take a shower in a bathhouse in TO According to Antônio, the area of ??the disappearance has been covered several times by the teams, but no clue as to his son's whereabouts has been found. "If there was a small animal hidden, we would have found it. And no finding a big man like my son. The authorities don't give us an answer. Our hearts are more distressed every day", he said. The Fire Department's official searches were suspended at the beginning of May due to a lack of new evidence. The family, however, stated that they continue to carry out searches on their own, with the support of friends. José Neto and his father Antônio Gomes worked as taxi drivers in Paraíso do Tocantins Reproduction/Personal archive of Antônio Gomes See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.