Register entry · Case file · Missing person · Sierra National Forest CA
Sandra Johnsen Hughes.
MUS-2026-0643
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MUS-2026-0643
Missing person
- Incident
- 2020
- Indexed
- Nov 4, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Madera County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Sierra National Forest CA
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Sandra Lyn Johnsen Hughes, 54, moved from Maui, Hawaii, to California in June 2020 and was solo camping in the Johnsons Meadow area of Sierra National Forest. She last spoke with family on June 26, 2020. In early July her campsite was found in disarray and her silver Saab was found crashed and rolled into Chiquito Creek at low speed. Hikers reported seeing her on July 4, barefoot with a bruised face, declining help, and two hunters reported a woman matching her on Forest Road 5S01 on August 9, 2020, the last reported sighting. No suspect has been named and no foul play finding has been reported.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Jun 26, 2020
Last contact with family while solo camping in Sierra National Forest.
- Jul 4, 2020
Hikers report seeing her barefoot with a bruised face. She declines help. Her campsite and crashed Saab are found in the same early July window.
- Aug 9, 2020
Two hunters report a woman matching her on Forest Road 5S01, the last reported sighting.
Key people
The people in the file.
54, recently relocated from Maui. Last contact June 26, 2020, while solo camping in Sierra National Forest.
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