Missing Indigenous person located safe; alert canceled
Angela M. Maguire went missing in Ferndale on July 23, 2022.
FERNDALE, Wash. - A missing Indigenous person alert that was issued Tuesday for a missing Lummi Nation member has been canceled, the Washington State Patrol said on Wednesday.
Troopers said 38-year-old Angela M. Maguire was last seen on Saturday in Ferndale.
The Washington State Patrol said it canceled the alert after Maguire was found safe.
The alert was activated this week on behalf of the Lummi Police Department. It is the first alert issued for a missing Indigenous person since Washington launched the system in July 2022.
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