Disappearance of David Louis Sneddon
David Sneddon | |
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| Born | David Louis Sneddon May 3, 1980 United States |
| Disappeared | August 14, 2004 (aged 24) Yunnan Province, China |
| Status | Missing for 20 years, 10 months and 3 days |
David Louis Sneddon (born May 3, 1980; disappeared August 14, 2004), is an American university student who disappeared in Yunnan Province, China after traveling alone through Tiger Leaping Gorge. Over 12 years later, on August 31, 2016, the Abductee's Family Union of South Korea claimed that it had gathered intelligence demonstrating Sneddon had been abducted by North Korean agents and taken to North Korea where he became the personal English language tutor to Kim Jong-un.