Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 04/09/2016
- Missing From:
- Missing From Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 21 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’2 – 5’4, 145 – 165 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Machado has tattoos on each side of her upper chest, and a tattoo on her upper arm. A photo of her chest tattoos is posted with this case summary.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On April 9, 2016, Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Machado, a Navy gunner, vanished from the USS Carter Hall off the North Carolina coast during training. It was about 4:20 p.m., and the water was fairly cool (60s to low 70s Fahrenheit).
The Navy and Coast Guard searched a huge area (22,388 square nautical miles) for three days but couldn’t find her. They stopped looking after 72 hours. Machado, who’s from Paso Robles, California, joined the Navy after graduating high school in 2013 and had been on the Carter Hall since May 2014. It’s believed she drowned.
- Agency:
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service 757-444-7327
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 04/09/2016