Account
Apr 15, 2010
Oct 11, 2022
Roy
Clark
37
18
70 inches
150 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the late summer of 2005, as the winds of Hurricane Katrina began to gather strength, an 18-year-old named Roy Allen Clark was in Port Eads, Louisiana. Originally from Missouri, the young marine hand found himself at the edge of the storm's destructive path. On August 28, 2005, with the hurricane looming, a decision was made to evacuate the area. Roy was last known to be on a boat, preparing to leave and seek safety from the impending natural disaster that would soon devastate the region. He was not alone in this endeavor; he was with a 52-year-old man, and they reportedly planned to take a flatboat from the Port Eads Marina to a nearby lighthouse. The circumstances surrounding their departure are shrouded in the chaos of the storm. They were on a houseboat at the marina before they were supposed to leave. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the houseboat they had been on was found to have been completely washed off its foundation. Adding to the mystery, the flatboat they had intended to use for their escape was discovered still tied to the barge. Neither Roy nor his companion have been seen or heard from since that day. The storm's fury left a void of information, and the trail to what happened to the two men went cold almost as soon as it began. The disappearance of Roy Allen Clark is a poignant story intertwined with one of the most powerful hurricanes in U.S. history. At five feet ten inches tall with black hair and brown eyes, the young man with acne on his face vanished into the heart of the storm. Investigating agencies, including the New Orleans Police Department and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, have been involved in the case. His case also garnered the attention of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Despite the passage of time, his family has been left without answers, a painful uncertainty that has endured for years. The case is a stark reminder of the human toll of natural disasters, where the line between a missing person's case and a storm-related fatality becomes tragically blurred, leaving loved ones to grapple with the likelihood of a loss that can never be fully confirmed.
Aug 28, 2005
Port Eads
Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish
26482
New Orleans Police Department
New Orleans
Louisiana
Orleans Parish
70119
715 South Broad Street, Louisiana
5046585315
Local
Law Enforcement
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office
Black
Brown
Brown
05/22/2026
