A 49-year-old member of the Navajo Nation who was visiting Durango from her home in New Mexico has not been seen since Sunday evening, prompting Colorado authorities to issue a statewide Missing Indigenous Person Alert. Freddaline Wilson was last seen while visiting Durango around 6 p.m. on September 6, wearing blue jeans, a blue t-shirt and white slippers, and carrying a Tommy backpack. She has not returned home, and law enforcement says it is concerned for her safety.
The alert was activated by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
at the request of the Durango Police Department, which is listed as the requesting agency. Wilson is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall with red or brown hair, and the alert was also shared on
Anyone who sees her is asked to call 911.
Wilson's case also involves her visit to Durango from New Mexico.
A Border Town Built for Crossing Paths
Durango is part of the Four Corners region, according to Uncover Colorado. Wilson, a New Mexico resident, was in Durango before she vanished.
Wilson's residence in New Mexico and visit to Durango span two states. The alert was requested by the Durango Police Department and activated by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Colorado's Alert System Has Been Busy
The Missing Indigenous Person Alert, created under Senate Bill 22-150 and begun in late 2022, has become Colorado's most active emergency advisory protocol. It logged 67 activations in 2025 alone, followed by 17 more in early 2026, per Hoodline's earlier coverage of a Lakewood woman's disappearance. State law requires local agencies to notify the CBI within eight hours of a missing report for an Indigenous adult, or within two hours for a missing Indigenous child.
Hoodline's coverage says the vast majority of people covered by the alerts were located safely, and that only five cases remained unresolved or ended in fatalities as of March 2026. It remains unclear exactly how much time passed between Wilson's disappearance on September 6 and the alert's public activation.
Broader Safety Concerns Behind the Urgency
Federal and state data show that more than 80 percent of Indigenous individuals in the United States experience violent crime in their lifetime, with homicide rates for Indigenous women running nearly three times higher than for white women, according to Colorado Senate Democrats. That disparity has driven the state's broader institutional response.
Colorado has also built out dedicated infrastructure for these cases, including an Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives within the Department of Public Safety and a 24/7 hotline at 833-900-6647 for families and investigators, according to the Southern Ute Drum. Similar alerts have played out across the state this year.
Anyone with information on Wilson's whereabouts is urged to call 911. The CBI has shared alert information.
