Elsie Luscier was 13 when she vanished from the Quinault Indian Reservation in Taholah, Washington. She was last seen on August 30, 1979, with her 12-year-old cousin, Carlotta Sanchez; both girls disappeared from the coastal reservation together. Elsie is described as a young female with brown hair and brown eyes.

Early on the disappearance was treated as an endangered runaway, and that belief delayed a formal search. Over the decades the case received limited attention until new information prompted federal involvement; the FBI later opened an investigation and is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to Elsie’s recovery and the conviction of anyone responsible. Law enforcement has said people in the community may hold important information about that day in 1979.