Volunteers continue the search for Elena Roy

Julie Reeder

Publisher

The family of Elena Roy and Rena Salomon organized and led another search Saturday, Nov. 20, for Roy who turned 84 last week and possibly suffers from dementia. She reportedly walked away from her home Wednesday, Nov. 3.

Organizers met at Estrella's restaurant at 3757 S. Mission Road at 9 a.m.

Their community flyer message was, "We need volunteers to help us search for Elena. Fallbrook has many heavily wooded areas and we need more manpower to find her."

The community responded. "Eighty to 90 community volunteers came out to assist us in searching the south of Fallbrook from Paradise Gym down Mission Road to the 76 going east and west alongside Mission Road. The search went from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.," said Salomon of HEART, who has been assisting the family in the search for Roy.

Major Market supplied lunch for the volunteers.

Salomon said drones were used for aerial coverage while a K-9 unit searched below in areas located off De Luz Road clearing drainage pipes as well as along Heller's Bend near South Mission.

After two weeks, Roy's missing person case was transferred to homicide.

Lieutenant Thomas Seiver, Sheriff's Homicide detective, said, "This case has been transferred to the homicide division, which is typical after 30 days. The Fallbrook station put so many assets into this case that we were able to do it sooner than 30."

The family continues to search. "We're doing our own search because we can't just sit and do nothing," said Dorene Swart the day of the search. She told Channel 8, "We just need to get her home. It warms my heart that everyone is helping us."