MUS-2026-0515
Archive card
MUS-2026-0515
Missing person
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Oct 28, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Hermosa Beach Police Department
- Location
- Hermosa Beach CA
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.
Michael David Vanzandt, 36, an Air Force veteran from Lancaster, California, disappeared on March 5, 2016 after separating from friends at Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach. He was last seen on camera at 11:27 p.m. walking alone toward the beach. His car and belongings were left untouched at his hotel and he has never been found.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2016
On March 5, 2016, Vanzandt spends the evening with friends at Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach.
- 2016
At 11:27 p.m. on March 5, 2016, he is last seen on camera walking alone toward the beach.
Key people
The people in the file.
36, Air Force veteran from Lancaster, California. Last seen March 5, 2016 at Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach.
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Investigating agency
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