WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — There’s a massive search underway in Whatcom County for a missing Lummi Nation elder.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, the Lummi Nation Police Department, and the FBI are all looking for 64-year-old Bessalynn James.
She was last seen on January 21 and hasn’t been heard from since.
James is 5′1 and has a tattoo that reads ‘Bes’ on her arm.
She also has scars on her right arm.
Anyone with information about where she might be is asked to call 911.
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