Roy Mora, a transgender youth of Fort Bragg, Calif., died near the end of December 2024 in Fort Bragg. He was reported missing after Fort Bragg's Lighted Truck Parade on Dec. 7, while his body was found under the Noyo River Bridge on Dec. 23. The nonprofit Mendocino County Safe Space Project launched a scholarship fund named in honor of Mora to help LGBTQIA students pursue their dreams after high school. (Fort Bragg Police Department via Bay City News)

FORT BRAGG, CA., 12/16/24 — A massive public search for missing 15-year-old Roy Mora has been underway all weekend in Fort Bragg. Mora has not been seen since the evening of the Lighted Truck Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7.

The public is working separately from Fort Bragg police, who are also investigating and searching on overtime hours, this reporter has confirmed.

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Frank Hartzell is a freelancer reporter and an occasional correspondent for The Mendocino Voice. He has published more than 10,000 news articles since his first job in Houston in 1986. He is the recipient...