Overview

• Katie Hong, 16, went missing on July 25 in Fremont and was located unharmed by police on August 7 pending reunification with her family.
• Authorities have not disclosed where she was found or the circumstances of her recovery, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation.
• Fremont Police are probing her digital footprint on platforms including Discord and reviewing a note she left expressing intent to meet anonymous online acquaintances.
• Officers enlisted FBI support, obtained search warrants and used surveillance footage and license-plate readers to trace her movements from Queens Park Court toward Irvington Community Park.
• Her family’s GoFundMe campaign raised over $70,000 for search expenses and they plan to donate any unused funds to nonprofits supporting missing children.