Hayden Dakota Lunsford was 16 when he was last seen in Morganton, North Carolina, on August 3, 2021. He is described as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall and roughly 120 pounds. The Morganton Department of Public Safety received the missing persons report the day he disappeared and has continued the investigation since. Hayden’s case was added to NamUs as MP93757 on July 28, 2022. Public details about how or why he went missing remain limited.

If anyone saw Hayden around August 3, 2021, or has information about his whereabouts, please share what you know.