FOLLOW ALONG ON OUR WEBSITE.. K-S-B-W DOT COM.. OR ON THE K-S-B-W APP.### AND MORE BREAKING NEWS COMING OUT OF WATSONVILLE… WHERE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS — IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF A MISSING TEENAGER — HAVE OFFICIALLY ENDED. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE… A BODY WAS FOUND IN ‘COLLEGE LAKE’ TODAY… OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION IS PENDING… BUT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE BODY… IS THAT OF MISSING 15-YEAR-OLD… ‘NICOLAS ZAMORA’. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS… THE BODY WAS FOUND SOMETIME THIS MORNING. SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS… BEGAN IN THAT AREA ON WEDNESDA
Investigators believe body found in College Lake is missing at-risk Watsonville teen
Updated: 6:13 PM PDT Jul 27, 2025
Investigators say they believe a body discovered in the waters of College Lake on Sunday is that of a missing at-risk Watsonville teen Nicholas Magana-Zamora, 15, was last seen at around 11 a.m., leaving his home in Watsonville on Wednesday.Official identification is still pending, but investigators believe the body was that of the missing teen. A search and rescue mission has been ongoing since his disappearance was reported. The search efforts were focused around College Lake near Holohan Road and East Lake Avenue, where Zamora was last seen. The sheriff’s office on Friday confirmed discovering his cell phone, bike and shoes near the lakeshore, along with footprints leading both into and out of the water.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. —
Investigators say they believe a body discovered in the waters of College Lake on Sunday is that of a missing at-risk Watsonville teen
Nicholas Magana-Zamora, 15, was last seen at around 11 a.m., leaving his home in Watsonville on Wednesday.
Official identification is still pending, but investigators believe the body was that of the missing teen.
A search and rescue mission has been ongoing since his disappearance was reported.
The search efforts were focused around College Lake near Holohan Road and East Lake Avenue, where Zamora was last seen.
The sheriff’s office on Friday confirmed discovering his cell phone, bike and shoes near the lakeshore, along with footprints leading both into and out of the water.