Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Kelsey Pittman Found Alive in Colorado Nine Months After Disappearance

Authorities are withholding details of her recovery to protect her family's privacy.

Image
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that 33-year-old Kelsey Pittman was found alive in Colorado.
FILE: A road appears during sunset in Death Valley, Calif. A missing woman, whose vehicle was discovered just outside the park earlier this year, was recently found alive.
A dog sits on one of the couches outside at California Ponderosa camp in Slab City, Calif., on Monday, April 5, 2021.

Overview

  • The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office announced on July 22 that Kelsey Pittman had been found alive in Colorado, bringing an end to her nine-month disappearance.
  • Pittman’s white 2009 Chevrolet HHR was first located on February 9 on private property near Slab City off Highway 190, prompting the missing-person investigation.
  • From February through June, ICSO teamed with Death Valley National Park rangers, drone operators, cadaver dog units and volunteers in exhaustive searches that yielded no additional evidence.
  • Investigators discovered through Pittman’s mother that she had last made contact with Utah law enforcement in November 2024 before the vehicle was reported abandoned.
  • Officials noted she may have used the aliases “Infinity Jane” or “Jane Jones” during her disappearance but have declined to release further information.