AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — UPDATE: Amanda Pakootas has been located and is safe. Police continue to search for Joseph Parisien.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) is looking for a missing indigenous person last seen in Airway Heights.
Amanda Pakootas was last seen leaving a friend's home in Airway Heights. She is is 38 years old, 5'7", and has black hair and brown eyes.
WSP believe a man named Joseph Parisien is involved in her disappearance. Parisien is 51 years old, 5' 10". and has black hair and brown eyes. A picture of him can be found below.
According to WSP, Pakootas unwillingly left her friend's house after an incident with Parisien around 1 p.m. on Saturday. WSP said a silver 2013 Toyota 4Runner with a Washington license plate (CDM7749) is involved in her disappearance.
WSP is asking with any information on Pakootas' or Parisien's location to call 911 and reference case 2024-84006746.
This Missing Indigenous Person Alert was activated on behalf of the Airway Heights Police Department.
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