Search Continues for Missing 15-Year-Old on Mendocino Coast
The search continues for 15-year-old Roy Mora, who was reported missing in Fort Bragg on December 8th. Authorities are now expanding their investigation across state lines while urging the public to come forward with any potential leads. Lauren Schmitt reports…
The Fort Bragg Police Department sent the following updated press release on Monday, December 16th:
“On December 8, 2024 Roy Mora, 15 of Fort Bragg was reported missing by a parent. He was
last seen on a surveillance camera walking south on the Noyo Bridge at approximately 8:30 PM
on December 7, 2024. Cell phone data shows his phone was actively communicating with cell
phone towers between 2:00 AM and 2:30 AM. The phone’s location was determined to be
behind the Fire Station on Main Street, near the entrance to the Central Coastal Trail.
The Fort Bragg Police Department has been following leads, authoring search warrants,
conducting searches of areas, requesting and reviewing dozens of surveillance videos, and going
through dozens of tips. No information is being dismissed. FBPD has searched areas provided
by psychics who believed they knew where Roy was. Investigators are also re-interviewing
possible witnesses as potential leads develop.
FBPD has also spoken with MTA bus drivers and reviewed surveillance video from the MTA
busses. However, Roy was not scene in any of the videos.
The investigation into Roy’s disappearance has extended to both New York and Idaho, where
former acquaintances of Roy reside. Search warrants were executed on all known social media
accounts associated with Roy, resulting in valuable leads; however, these have not yet revealed
his current location. Further inquiries revealed that Roy had shared account passwords with
friends, which complicated the investigation. After Roy’s disappearance, these accounts
remained active, but it was determined that it was Roy’s friends who were logging in, rather than
Roy himself. This new information has influenced the course of the investigation.
CalOES Search & Rescue FALCON is a group of law enforcement officers specially trained in
deciphering cell phone data. They analyzed all of the information obtained through the search
warrant. While they were able to provide more precise geolocations of where the cell phone last
was, they did not uncover any information not already known to FBPD investigators. They
precise locations they determined had already been searched by officers, volunteers, tracking dog
teams and a USCG helicopter.
FBPD is currently waiting for requested surveillance video from locations near where the cell
phone last reported its location. We are also working with agencies in other counties where it
was determined Roy had friends he was still in contact with in an attempt to identify those
friends to interview them. At this point, none of the leads or searches have provided
investigators with information as to Roy’s whereabouts.
The Fort Bragg Police Department would like to thank CalOES SAR FALCON, Mendocino
County OES, Mendocino County Search and Rescue, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office,
California State Parks, California Fish & Wildlife, the US Coast Guard and all of the people in
the community who have assisted in this search.
Roy Mora is described as being 5’6” tall with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a dark blue
T-shirt with the Mendocino College logo in white writing, denim jeans, and white shoes. Roy
may also be wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and round rim glasses.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact FBPD Dispatch with
the Fort Bragg Police Department at (707)964-0200 or email room-299199@room.veoci.com. If
you have photo or video surveillance of Roy from the evening of December 7, 2024 or after, you
can direct upload at https://fortbraggpd.ca.evidence.com/axon/community-
request/public/findroy. ”
