Kim Charleson was 22 and a Canadian student at the Cannon Beach Conference Center Bible School when she was last seen in Cannon Beach, Oregon, on January 7, 1976. She was reported as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes who may have worn glasses or contact lenses. Clothing reported at the time included a blue coat with a hood and dark blue pants; she may also have carried a small amount of Canadian currency.

Reports say she had expressed unhappiness at the school and had wanted to return to Canada, but her parents had not permitted her to do so. After that January day she was not heard from again. The Cannon Beach Police Department continues to list her as an endangered missing person and the investigation has produced few public leads.

Anyone who knew Kim, her time at the school, or who has information about her movements in early January 1976 is asked to come forward.