WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The search for 15-year-old Carlos Colindres came to a tragic end Thursday after deputies found his body in a ravine off Highway 158 in Forsyth County. Colindres had been missing for nearly three weeks after leaving a party on October 26.

According to Winston-Salem Police, officers first responded to a report of Colindres running away on October 26 around 3:30 p.m. Investigators learned he had attended a party earlier that morning between 2 and 3 a.m. and never returned home. Patrol officers immediately began interviewing family, friends, and anyone who might have seen him that day, but leads were limited.

Detectives later expanded the search, canvassing neighborhoods, retracing his steps, and executing a search warrant on his phone. The department also deployed dron

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