UPDATE (1/14/21) — Authorities say Corey Holcomb was found safe.

“Sheriff Basnight thanks the community for their vigilance and assistance in locating this individual.”


CHOWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — The Chowan County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 15-year-old boy.

The department posted to Facebook Thursday saying that Corey Holcomb was last seen on Jan. 3 in Arrowhead Beach of Chowan County. The post has not been updated as of Friday with any additional information.

He is described as a 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 95 pounds with a freckled complexion.

Holcomb was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with a white bear (pictured below), black fitted sweatpants with a red stripe, black Nike sneakers, and a dark grey winter coat.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Chowan County Sheriff’s Office at 252-482-8484 or via the anonymous tips line at 252-482-5100.