MUS-2026-0524
Archive card
MUS-2026-0524
Missing person
- Incident
- 2004
- Indexed
- Oct 28, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- Yunnan China
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Brigham Young University student David Sneddon, 24, disappeared on August 14, 2004 after hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, China, alone. Chinese officials said he likely fell into the Jinsha River, but no body or physical evidence was ever found and witnesses reported seeing him alive after the hike.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2004
On August 11, 2004, Sneddon sends his last email from Lijiang.
- 2004
On August 14, 2004, he disappears after hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge.
- 2016
On September 28, 2016, the U.S. House votes to direct the State Department and intelligence agencies to reopen investigations.
Key people
The people in the file.
24, Brigham Young University student. Disappeared August 14, 2004 after hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, China.
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Investigating agency
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