Sarah Minjee Han was 25 and visiting from Seattle when she went missing after entering the Pacific Ocean off Long Beach, Washington for a late-night swim in September 2016. She and a friend entered the water near the Sid Snyder beach approach; the pair became separated after about ten minutes in the surf and the friend, unable to find her, returned to the hotel and called for help roughly 20 minutes after Sarah was last seen.

Coast Guard and local agencies conducted an extensive nighttime search but were forced to suspend operations because of darkness and worsening weather. The search resumed at sunrise and continued into the morning, but Sarah was not found and officials later suspended the official search. Local volunteers, firefighters, and police continued beach searches without success. A breast implant matching the model Sarah had gave brief hope, but it could not be positively linked to her.

Sarah is presumed to have drowned, but her body has never been recovered and the case remains an open missing person investigation. If anyone was on Sid Snyder beach that evening or has information about her movements, please come forward.