SAN FRANCISCO—Dan Ha, of SoMa, has been reported missing since Halloween. Ha is a software engineer working as an I0S developer for Metromile. His parents launched a public search party, creating a Facebook account and website for anyone with information. They have driven driving from San Francisco and British Columbia in an effort to locate their son.
Ha reportedly left work early suffering from a migraine headache and was seen rushing out of his apartment on Halloween night.
On November 11, the Coast Guard recovered a body near Pier 22. Though the city medical examiner has yet to confirm, authorities have confirmed that the corpse matches Ha’s clothes, wallet contents, and phone.
According to family members, he was co-president of his senior class at Stanford, where friends have been posting flyers imploring anyone with information regarding Ha’s whereabouts to come forward. His father, Mark Ha, released the following statement via the Find Dan Ha Facebook page:
“Hi everyone. I would like to thank all of you for your continued support and prayers in the search for my brother Daniel over the past week. I would like to especially thank you, Dan’s friends, and everyone who has been in close contact with us in coordinating the search effort including the First Mennonite Church of San Francisco, Dan’s employer Metromile, the Stanford community, and those at St…artX, Facebook, Postmates, Apple, Uber, and others in the tech community, and finally, to all of the news stations, reporters, and media who have covered this story.
Yesterday morning, the Coast Guard recovered a body found in San Francisco Bay. In speaking with the Medical Examiner, while the face and body were indistinguishable, the clothes, wallet contents, and phone matched Dan’s personal belongings.
At this time, we believe the body is Dan’s. We are still waiting to hear from SFPD for a full confirmation.
We will be holding a memorial service for Dan this Friday at 7:30pm at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco, located at 16th and Dolores. We are accepting donations to help offset the cost of funeral expenses, which will be held in WA. Instructions can be found at http://finddanha.com/monetary-donations/.”
A memorial service will be held for Dan on November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, located at 16th and Dolores Streets.
