Four years missing: Bryce Borca’s family still seeks answers after Eagan disappearance

EAGAN, Minn. — Four years after Bryce Thomas Borca disappeared while trying to walk home following a night out with friends, his family is still searching for an explanation of what happened in the early morning hours of October 30, 2022.

Borca was 23 when he went missing. Friday, October 30, 2026, marks the fourth anniversary of his disappearance, an unresolved case that has drawn searches by volunteers, professional search organizations and law enforcement.

His parents, Troy and Carina Borca, said in an anniversary message that they still do not have the answers they have prayed for. They said they will continue hoping, asking questions and trying to understand what happened that night.

The anniversary brings renewed attention to the circumstances of his disappearance, the Minnesota River Valley area where the search focused and the family’s continuing effort to keep Bryce’s name before the public.

According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s missing-person bulletin, Borca disappeared at approximately 2:30 a.m. on October 30, 2022, after being dropped off by a Lyft about two miles from his apartment. The bulletin says he told friends he intended to walk home.

Instead, evidence indicated that he walked in the opposite direction, toward the Minnesota River Valley. His last known location was described in the anniversary account as Fort Snelling State Park at the end of Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan.

That distinction is central to the known timeline: Borca intended to return home, but the direction he traveled took him away from his apartment. The available information does not establish what happened after his last known location.

The BCA bulletin describes Borca as 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black sweater, a white collared button-up shirt, black pants and New Balance shoes. Those are descriptions from the time of his disappearance.

The river valley setting is an important part of the geographic context. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources describes most of Fort Snelling State Park as lying on the Minnesota River floodplain. Its landscape includes wooded areas and braided river channels, with cottonwood, silver maple, ash and willow trees.

The park lies at the meeting of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. Its official map shows waterways, lakes, trails and nearby roads, helping readers understand how the river corridor relates to the surrounding developed area. The landscape description provides context; it does not establish why Borca went missing or what happened to him.

The last-known area described in the anniversary account is near the Eagan end of Yankee Doodle Road. The map above is the DNR’s general park map, not a police search map or a reconstruction of Borca’s movements. Open the official full-resolution park map to examine its labels and legend.

In their Friday message, Troy and Carina Borca said numerous searches had taken place over the past four years. They identified members of the public, professional search groups, local law enforcement, the FBI and a private investigator from a neighboring state as having participated in efforts to find answers.

Despite those efforts, the family said there had been no new developments. Their statement reflects the continuing uncertainty surrounding a disappearance that remains unresolved four years after Bryce was last seen.

Eagan police also said the investigation remains open. Sgt. Dave Streefland, a department spokesman, said investigators continue to review information as it becomes available and that their thoughts remain with Borca’s family.

Streefland said the investigation had not revealed any indication of foul play and that the department’s assessment had not changed. That assessment does not resolve Borca’s whereabouts or explain what happened after his last known contact.

The distinction between an open investigation and a solved disappearance remains important. Police have not announced an explanation for what happened to Borca, while his parents continue to seek information that could help them understand the events of that night.

Troy and Carina Borca established Bryce’s Blessings, a nonprofit created to honor their son and support other families coping with the loss of a child. Their work provides another way to keep Bryce’s name and the impact he has had on others present in the community while his disappearance remains unresolved.

In their anniversary message, the couple thanked the relatives and friends who have supported them through four years of uncertainty. They also wrote directly to their son, describing how much they miss his voice, laugh, messages and everyday presence.

“Nothing has been the same without you,” they wrote.

Their message conveyed both the length of the separation and the difficulty of living without an answer. Although four years have passed, the family said they have not stopped hoping or asking questions.

The appeal for information remains active. Anyone who knows something about Borca’s disappearance or his movements in Eagan during the early morning of October 30, 2022, is asked to contact the Eagan Police Department at 651-322-2323, the number listed in the BCA bulletin.

Tips should go directly to investigators. Borca’s family continues to ask for answers as the case enters its fifth year.

Reporting note: The October 30, 2026, family statement and Eagan police response are drawn from the anniversary account supplied to Minnesota Now. Historical disappearance details and the contact number are from the BCA bulletin; geographic background and the reference map are from the Minnesota DNR.