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Navajo Nation Renews Search For Missing Woman

Jamie Yazzie, 32, was reported missing from the Navajo Nation community of Pinon in 2019. Her remains weren’t found until November 2021 on the neighboring Hopi reservation
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Jamie Yazzie, 32, was reported missing from the Navajo Nation community of Pinon in 2019. Her remains weren’t found until November 2021 on the neighboring Hopi reservation

Navajo Nation Police and the FBI have renewed a search for a woman missing for over a year. Authorities say they continue to search for 32 year old Jamie Lynette Yazzie.

She was last seen June 30th, 2019 in Pinon, Arizona. The Navajo Times reports her missing person poster was recently translated into the Navajo language to expand efforts to find her. Yazzie is described as a Native American female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 230 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Authorities encourage anyone with information on her whereabouts or well-being to call the FBI at 623-466-1999, or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.