December 2004 Update
Thursday, September 16, 2004, 11:39 PM
Report from Roy and Kathleen Sneddon Dec 2004

Our son David L. Sneddon, a returned missionary from the Korean Seoul Mission and BYU student majoring in Chinese, is missing in China. He last communicated with us August 10, 2004 by e-mail from Lijiang, Yunnan Province in southwest China prior to hiking through Tiger Leaping Gorge. Based upon our family’s subsequent search in China, he was last known to have been in the city of Shangri-La (formerly Zhongdian) in Yunnan. We have reason to believe, based upon our search, he is still alive and was detained unwillingly. We have met with Senator Bob Bennett and staff and he has intervened on David’s behalf with the U.S. Ambassador to The People’s Republic of China, Clark T. Randt Jr, Our embassy in Beijing reports that Ambassador Randt has met with the Vice Minister in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reaffirm the U.S. government’s active interest in finding David. We remain hopeful and ask for your continual prayers in our behalf.


In addition, we have posted a day by day first hand account written by the Sneddons about their quest in China under the "Sneddon Family First-hand Account" section. Everything seems to point more and more to the fact that David is alive. Thank you for your prayers!


Starting up the High Trail, Left to Right, Sean, Charlie, Michael Sneddon, and Roy Sneddon.


Michael and James Sneddon on the "High Trail" in Tiger Leaping Gorge. Below you can see the "Low Trail" which is now a paved road.


James and Roy Sneddon in Shangri-La, searching for information on David Sneddon.


Left to right Charlie (Professional Interpreter), Roy Sneddon, James Sneddon, the leader of a Muslim village near Haba, and Sean (Tibetan Guide).

HelpFindDavid.com - Finding David Sneddon Website
Friday, September 10, 2004, 01:57 PM

Finding David Sneddon





David Louis Sneddon
Born May 3, 1980
Student: Brigham Young University
Part-Time Employee: MultiLing Corporation

Missing: August 14, 2004
Yunnan Province China


View the Press Release.