Chalfant, California · Missing since October 13, 2018
| Full name | Karlie Lain Gusé |
| Age at disappearance | 16 |
| Height / weight | 5′7″ / 110 lbs (at the time of disappearance) |
| Hair / eyes | Dark blonde hair, blue eyes |
| Identifying mark | Left nostril pierced |
| Last seen | Walking south near Highway 6 and Sierra View Road, Chalfant, on the morning of October 13, 2018 |
| Last seen wearing | White t-shirt, gray sweatpants or jeans, and Vans shoes |
| Reward | Up to $5,000 offered by the FBI |
Karlie Lain Gusé, 16, was seen by her family at their home in the White Mountain Estates area of Chalfant Valley, Mono County, California, during the pre-dawn hours of October 13, 2018. Sometime that early morning she left the residence, likely wearing gray sweatpants or jeans, a white t-shirt and Vans shoes, and she left her personal belongings — including her mobile phone — behind.
Witnesses last saw her that morning walking south, approximately 30 yards east of Highway 6 and 100 yards south of Sierra View Road. The Mono County Sheriff’s Office searched the surrounding high-desert terrain and the neighboring town of Bishop exhaustively, with helicopters, scent dogs, Search and Rescue teams and off-road vehicles, and the FBI joined the investigation. Karlie was not found, and she has had no contact with family or friends since.
The Mono County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI continue to seek information that will assist in locating Karlie, and the FBI offers a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to her location. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has age-progressed her photograph to 19 years. Karlie would be 24 years old today, and she is still missing.
Contact Mono County Sheriff’s Office / FBI:
760-932-5678 · karliegusetips@monosheriff.org
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