Body of missing Nevada teen Jennaleah “Jenna” Hin found: police
Jan 06, 2025
The body of a 17-year-old Nevada girl who had been missing since last week has been found in the desert, authorities said Monday.
The devastating discovery of a body matching the description of Jennaleah “Jenna” Hin was announced Sunday by the Henderson Police Department.
Her family had reported her missing and endangered after she stormed out of their home on Dec. 30 following a dispute, saying something like, “You don’t have to worry about me anymore,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Jenna had left without her phone, backpack, money or water, her family said.
“Based on preliminary investigations, there does not appear to be signs of foul play,” Henderson police said of their detectives’ initial assessment.
The days-long search involved scores of volunteers some on horseback, plus drones, helicopters, K-9s, and even fellow students from Foothill High School, KSNV-TV reported.
Friends and family were stymied as to how a straight-A student and aspiring nurse who had never shown signs of trouble ended up in such straits.
As recently as Friday her family had publicly pleaded for their loved one to return.
“Jenna, wherever you are or whoever you’re with, I just want you to come home,” Jenna’s mother, Jennifer Swanson, said, according to the Review-Journal. “I want you safe. We love you so much — please come home.”
“She was distraught when she left, and now it’s been four days,” Mark Speer, a commander with volunteer group Red Rock Search and Rescue, told KSNV that day. “So every day it gets more critical.”
Football High School officials sent a letter to parents, obtained by KVVU-TV, promising that counselors and social workers would be available to support students.
“Please monitor any signs of grief or behavioral changes in your child, as this loss may affect them in unexpected ways, as well as keep your lines of communication open with them,” the letter said. “It is essential to be honest with your child and allow them to express feelings of disbelief, anger, and/or grief. Reassure your child that there is always someone with whom they can talk and that these feelings are normal.”