What is the best explanation as to what happened to the Roanoke Colony?

by Ben_Dover23
SalvationInDreams

While you’re waiting for a response I’ll point you to this thread from two years ago. The question asked is identical to yours and there is some good detail as to what is and is not known. In particular the comments from /u/rittermeister and /u/kookingpot seem helpful.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/33p3q8/what_is_the_best_explanation_as_to_what_happened/?utm_term=752853c4-f2cf-4be6-b42f-1a085431bdc8&utm_medium=search&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=AskHistorians&utm_content=3