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Taylor KayJean Machado, a 21-year-old Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, went missing on April 9, 2016, while serving aboard the USS Carter Hall. The ship was conducting training operations approximately 60 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when her absence was discovered around 4:20 p.m. Despite an extensive 72-hour search by the Navy and Coast Guard, which covered over 22,000 square nautical miles, no trace of Machado was found, and the search was eventually called off.
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Taylor
Machado
29
21
62 inches
64 inches
145 lbs
165 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Apr 09, 2016
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Virginia Beach City
23459
445
19286
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Virginia Beach
Virginia
,
2016-04-09
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/29/2025
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