Seventeen-year-old Joshua Braithwaite has been missing from Discovery Bay, California, since April 28, 2025. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children issued an alert under case number 2061551, and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is the primary agency investigating. Specific circumstances of Joshua’s disappearance and what he was wearing when last seen have not been widely publicized.

Family, friends and community volunteers have been working to raise awareness while NCMEC circulates Joshua’s photograph and description. The sheriff’s office is urging anyone with information to come forward; small details could be helpful to investigators.

If anyone in or around Discovery Bay saw Joshua after April 28, 2025, or has information that might help locate him, please contact the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.