MUS-2026-0543
Archive card
MUS-2026-0543
Missing person
- Incident
- 2018
- Indexed
- Oct 29, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Granite Falls WA
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.
Samantha Sayers, 28, an experienced Seattle hiker, was seen eating lunch at the Vesper Peak summit near Granite Falls, Washington, on August 1, 2018 and beginning her descent down the southwest side. She never made her 6 p.m. check-in call, her car was found at the trailhead, and a search of nearly three weeks and about 1,000 search hours found no trace of her. Authorities suspended the search on August 28, 2018.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2018
On August 1, 2018, at 8:00 a.m., Sayers leaves the Sunrise Mine Trailhead for a solo Vesper Peak day hike.
- 2018
On August 1, 2018, she is seen at the summit, starts down the southwest side, and misses her 6 p.m. check-in call.
- 2018
On August 28, 2018, authorities suspend the search after nearly three weeks.
Key people
The people in the file.
28, experienced hiker. Last seen August 1, 2018 at the Vesper Peak summit, with a star-pattern tattoo on her head designed by her mother.
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