Katharina Buczek
When Louis didn’t hear from his wife, he wasn’t immediately concerned. He figured that she was “unplugging” from her phone, and he didn’t want to interrupt her tranquility.
“It’s not unusual for her to go without contacting anyone for a day. Two days would be a little out of the ordinary. Three was getting into like, I am extremely worried,” he explained.
At that point, Louis called the meditation center and learned that his wife hadn’t been seen since she left for her hike on the morning of October 15. Apparently, the staff had assumed she’d left.
This prompted Louis to contact the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, and once an investigation was launched, an Apple air tag helped lead investigators to Ingrid’s damaged car, as well as some hunters.
The hunters claimed to have seen Ingrid when she flagged them down because her car had “got messed up.”
“They helped her with a tire and offered to give her a ride back down the main road, which she didn’t take. She said she was really determined to get to the top of a mountain or peak,” Louis detailed.
Ingrid’s car, a black 2019 Subaru Impreza hatchback, was found abandoned on Forest Road 144 between Los Alamos and Jemez Springs. The car had a broken rear window, and inside, a burner phone was found. The phone was still in its package and had not been opened nor activated.
“That’s a huge shock to me. That’s a huge shock to me to find out,” Louis said, calling this detail of his wife’s case “very strange.”
After Ingrid disappeared, the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, State Police, and New Mexico Search and Rescue worked together to search the area. But, even with the help of drones and canine units, no evidence was found.
Ingrid’s family also set up a Facebook group entitled “Find Ingrid Lane” and a GoFundMe, which has since raised nearly $30,000 to fund a helicopter search. However, according to an update posted on January 31, 2024, there have been no developments in the search for Ingrid.
Her identical twin sister, Kelsey Lane, and her mother, Rebecca Lane, who both reside in Oregon, traveled to New Mexico and stayed with Louis as they aided the search efforts. Kelsey opened up about how, as time goes on, she’s having trouble feeling her sister’s “presence” anymore.
