Yayun Cheng, 23, disappeared at Queen’s Bath in Princeville, Kauai, in late 2018 while visiting from California. A high surf warning was in effect and the trail to Queen’s Bath had been closed for a week because of hazardous winter conditions. Around noon she was at the lava bench when a powerful wave swept her into the ocean; eyewitnesses reported seeing her in the water, unresponsive, before she was pulled out to sea.

Her travel companions alerted authorities and a multiagency search ran for three days, with the Kauai Fire Department, local lifeguards on jet skis, the Kauai Police Department, and the U.S. Coast Guard participating. Rough seas hampered efforts and the search was suspended without locating her. Her body was never recovered and the case was closed with Cheng presumed to have drowned.

If anyone was at Queen’s Bath that day or has information about conditions or sightings around noon, please share what was seen or heard.