Update: State Patrol cancels MIPA alert for missing person in Bellingham

Update (1:30 p.m. Nov. 6): Kayla James has been located and WSP cancelled its MIPA alert. The original story is below.

The Washington State Patrol has issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) on behalf of the Lummi Police Department for a missing adult.

Kayla James, 38, was last seen around 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6 heading east from the intersection of West Bakerview Road and Arctic Avenue in Bellingham, according to the Washington State Patrol.

James is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. James was last seen wearing a black puffer jacket and gray jogging pants. WSP reports that James has three identifying tattoos: a wolf on the right leg, “Princess” on the left wrist and “Ashley” on the neck.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 and reference case number 25106403.

This story was originally published November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM.