What happened to Skye Budnick? Student, 21, went missing 16 years ago - after buying a one-way ticket to Japan Skye Budnick, from Connecticut, went missing in Japan 16 years ago READ MORE: Ex-detective poses troubling question as he reveals why some missing persons cases grip the public and not others By Elmira Tanatarova Published: 15:34 BST, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 15:50 BST, 25 June 2024 e-mail 3 View comments The family of a 21-year-old who vanished after buying a one-way ticket to Japan - and leaving without telling anyone - have made a plea to social media as they admit they're still looking for answers after 16 years. Skye Budnick, from Connecticut , alarmed loved ones when she went missing in April 2008 - having taken little to nothing with her as she left. Despite nearly two decades of disappearance, her mother Susan and sister Megan have 'been met with bureaucratic roadblocks leaving them with more questions than answers', as described in a GoFundMe page to help the family seek answers.

'We refuse to give up hope and remain determined to uncover the truth behind her disappearance,' Megan penned. Since taking to social media - with TikTok , Instagram and even a podcast, titled Surviving Skye - Skye's family has managed to raise the profile of her mysterious case despite it not being largely covered in the media. Skye Budnick, from Connecticut (pictured in her missing person's poster), alarmed loved ones when she went missing in April 2008 - having taken little to not.