Missing Girl, 17, Who Reportedly Left Home After Family Dispute Believed to Be Found De-ad in Nevada Desert
Authorities announced that a body found in Nevada matches the description of a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing last week.
In a news release shared on Sunday, Jan. 5, the City of Henderson, Nevada, said that police responded that day over a de*ad body found in the desert area east of Desert Sunflower Circle and Spanish Needle Street around 10:42 a.m., local time.
When they arrived, they discovered a “dec*eased female.”
“The female matches the description of Jennaleah “Jenna” Hin, who was reported missing/endangered on December 30, 2024,” the city said. “Henderson Detectives responded to the scene and based on preliminary investigations, there does not appear to be signs of foul play.”
Officials added that the name of the victim would be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office pending notification of next of kin.
Hin was a senior at Foothill High School.
Both outlets reported that Hin left her home in Henderson in the early evening hours of Dec. 30 following a family dispute.
“You don’t have to worry about me anymore,” Hin said something to that effect at the time she departed home, according to Mark Speer of the nonprofit search group Red Rock Search and Rescue.
At the time of her disappearance, Hin did not have a phone or money on her, family members said
At a press conference held on Friday, Jan. 3 by Hin’s parents, Red Rock Search and Rescue and police asked for the public’s help to find the missing teen.
“Jenna, wherever you are or whoever you’re with, I just want you to come home,” said Hin’s mother, Jennifer Swanson, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. “I want you safe. We love you so much — please come home.”
“I just want to say, ‘I love you, and we just want you back,’ ” added Hin’s stepfather, Corey Swanson, “Our home is broken without you.”
The search for Hin involved helicopters, drones, K-9s, horses, and even volunteers from the community and Foothill High School students
“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Not knowing where your child is,” said Donna Oliva, whose husband is a friend of Hin’s father said. “I’d rather be able to try and help and give them answers than sit at home and not do anything.”
The City of Henderson’s news release added that no further details will be released as the investigation is open. Anyone with information related to the case should call the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4911 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
On Jan. 5, Swanson shared a photo of her daughter on Facebook and captioned the post: “Jenna, I love you…Where are you, who are you with, who has you, please come home.”