Crystal Edna Cottle, 58, disappeared in the winter of 2023 while trying to return to Springfield, Oregon, after visiting her daughter for the New Year holiday. On January 4 she was in Kelso, Washington, intending to catch an Amtrak train but missed it; her last confirmed communication came shortly afterward. Surveillance places her on foot near Allen Street and I-5 at exit 39 around 7:45 p.m., arriving at ilani Casino in Ridgefield about 8:20 p.m., and leaving the adjacent Cowlitz Crossing Chevron near 9:30 p.m. The final known sighting shows her walking alone onto the southbound I-5 on-ramp at Exit 16 that night.

Crystal is described as a white female, blonde hair, hazel eyes, 5 feet 2 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with small circular scars at the base of her skull and neck, a four-inch jagged scar on her left calf, and a scripted Natural Beauty tattoo on her left foot and ankle. She has some mental health issues. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Kelso Police Department are investigating and her disappearance is classified as endangered missing. The circumstances of her walk onto a major interstate after a series of travel setbacks remain unclear. Anyone who knew Crystal or has information about her movements that night is asked to come forward.