📌 HELP US FIND MERLÍN'S FAMILY 🦆🇲🇽 $MERLIN exists because of one real duck — Merlín, the little guy in the Mexico jersey who went viral selling water on the streets of CDMX. Our mission is simple: get the rewards to his real family, with their consent. We're trying to reach his owner. Here's everything we know — if you can help connect us, drop it below 👇 WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR • Karla (reported as "Karla Ivette" / "Karla Gómez") and her son Cristian David — street vendors who sell bottled water & aguas frescas. • Their ducks are famous: Bruna (the metro duck, 2020) → Waffle (passed in 2024) → now Merlín. WHERE SHE'S BEEN SEEN (CDMX) • The Centro Histórico — around Bellas Artes, the Alameda, Av. Dr. Vértiz (Col. Doctores), and the Registro Civil at Arcos de Belén. • Travels in from Tláhuac, often on a red vendor tricycle. BEST LEADS (please verify, don't spam) • Her TikTok appears to be 👉 tiktok.com/@patomerlin2025 (bio: "hola soy Merlin, el 2do pato que vende agua"). She replies to comments there. • Interviewed by ESPN's Omar Flores Aldana (X: @serolf2888) — a journalist who actually spoke with the family. • Ceci Pinillo (TikTok @ceciliapinillo) broke the Waffle story and seems close to them. HOW YOU CAN HELP • In CDMX? If you see her, say hi respectfully and tell her the $MERLIN community is trying to reach her — point her to merlintheduck.com. • Know her, or know Omar / Ceci? Help us get an intro. • Found a real way to contact her? DM a mod privately — please do not post her phone/address publicly. Respect her privacy. ⚠️ BEWARE OF FAKES — scammers are already circling. Do NOT send money to anyone claiming to be her until we verify it here. • "@patomerlin" (no 2025) is an empty copycat — not her. • A GoFundMe "Apoyo para Karla y su Familia" was made by a third party, not the family — unverified. • Any random "Karla" DM asking for crypto = assume scam until verified. She's a working mom with a famous duck, not a marketing stunt. Let's do this right. 🙏💚 merlintheduck.com ---🇲🇽 ¿Estás en CDMX? Buscamos a Karla y su hijo Cristian, dueños de Merlín, el pato que vende agua (Centro, Bellas Artes, Av. Dr. Vértiz, Alameda; viene de Tláhuac). Queremos contactarla para que todo lo recaudado sea para su familia, con su consentimiento. Si la conoces o la ves, salúdala con respeto y dile que la comunidad de $MERLIN la busca: merlintheduck.com. Si tienes cómo contactarla, escríbele en privado a un admin. 🙏

Hola Omar, te escribo por tu nota en ESPN sobre Merlín, el pato mundialista — me encantó cómo contaste su historia y la de Karla y Cristian. Te soy totalmente transparente: una comunidad de fans creamos una moneda (un token cripto) inspirada en Merlín. Hicimos un sitio oficial — merlintheduck.com — y la comunidad vive en X: x.com/i/communities/20300846…. El token es $MERLIN y su contrato en Solana es AvxFBjWydMYWD7C8pHzSkGxNYAFWr7aNBbAKm84bpump — lo puedes verificar aquí: dexscreener.com/solana/AvxFB… Nuestra intención es enviar todas las comisiones (fees) que se generan con el trading directamente a Karla y a su familia. El proyecto no tiene sentido si ellos no son los beneficiados, y no queremos usar a Merlín ni su imagen sin que ellos lo sepan y estén de acuerdo. ¿Habría forma de que me ayudes a contactarla, o de hacerle llegar este mensaje? Con gusto te explico todo a detalle y con total transparencia. Gracias por tu tiempo y por la nota. 🙏

They have f*cking DUCKS in Mexico shirts😭🦆🇲🇽