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Jul 03, 2018
May 25, 2023
Sharran
Haije
84
78
66 inches
165 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the quiet community of Gig Harbor, Washington, a sense of concern arose on the afternoon of June 22, 2018, when 78-year-old Sharran Lee Haije was last seen. A resident of the Key Peninsula area, Sharran was observed walking on her street, near Wright Bliss Road Northwest and 105th Street Court Northwest. She was dressed in a blue nightgown and green rubber clogs. Living with dementia, Sharran was likely disoriented and would not have known how to find her way back home. Her disappearance prompted an immediate response from her family and the community, who feared for her safety due to her vulnerable condition. The search for Sharran was extensive, involving multiple agencies and concerned citizens. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department led the effort, which included search-and-rescue teams and dogs equipped with GPS devices. An aircraft with infrared technology was also deployed to scan the area from above. Despite these thorough measures, search teams found no trace of Sharran beyond the end of her street. The lack of any scent trail on the opposite side of the road led authorities to consider the possibility that she may have been picked up by a passing motorist before search efforts were fully underway. This theory gained traction as the ground search, which covered the areas indicated by the search dogs and beyond, yielded no clues to her whereabouts. The investigation into Sharran Haije's disappearance remains open. She is described as a white female with short, dyed red hair and blue eyes. At the time she went missing, she was 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed around 150 to 165 pounds. Authorities have noted that Sharran had a history of wandering into strangers' homes or finding places to hunker down. It has been considered that she may have entered a vacant vacation home in the vicinity. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are still unclear, and her case is classified as an endangered missing person. The central facts remain that Sharran, a 78-year-old woman with dementia, vanished after being seen walking near her home in a blue nightgown and green clogs on a June afternoon in 2018. With no significant leads, her family and the community are left with lingering questions and the hope that someone may yet come forward with information that could bring her home.
Jun 22, 2018
Gig Harbor
Washington
Pierce County
98329
No
38758
Pierce County Sheriff's Office
Tacoma
Washington
Pierce County
98402
Michael Portmann
Detective Sergeant
930 Tacoma Avenue South, Washington
2537987530
County
Law Enforcement
18-173-01147
2018-06-22
Pierce County Sheriff's Office
9934
Red/Auburn
Blue
Blue
06/19/2026
