Roy Allen Clark was 18 and working as a marine hand in Port Eads, Louisiana, when Hurricane Katrina approached in late August 2005. On August 28, 2005, he and a 52-year-old man were preparing to evacuate by boat; they were last known to be on a houseboat at the Port Eads Marina and reportedly planned to take a flatboat to a nearby lighthouse. After the storm, the houseboat had been washed off its foundation and the flatboat was later found still tied to a barge. Neither Roy nor his companion have been seen or heard from since that day.

Roy is described as 5 feet 10 inches, with black hair, brown eyes and facial acne. The New Orleans Police Department and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office became involved, and the case drew attention from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The circumstances are unclear and the trail went cold amid the hurricane’s destruction.

If anyone was in Port Eads around August 28, 2005 or has information about Roy’s movements that day, please come forward.