The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s immediate help locating Krista Joy Hunt.
CONCRETE, Wash. — The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s immediate help locating Krista Joy Hunt, who went missing earlier this month and was last seen in the Concrete area.
Hunt, 37, was reported missing on Feb. 1, 2026, according to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office.
She stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. Deputies describe her as having brown hair and blue eyes. She last wore a gray Carhartt coat and black leggings.
Anyone who sees Hunt or knows where she may be should call 911 immediately. People can also contact the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office at 360-428-3211 and reference case number 26-01235.
Deputies have not released details about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
Earlier missing person case in Concrete remains unsolved
Hunt is the second woman in recent years to go missing with last-known ties to Concrete.
Mikayla Standridge, 25, disappeared on April 21, 2023. Investigators say she placed a 911 call from the Concrete area before running from a residence near Skagit View Drive.
Search teams later found her phone near the Skagit River. Investigators have not located Standridge. Her case remains open.
Recent upriver criminal investigations
The upper Skagit Valley has also seen several major criminal investigations in the past two years.
In February 2024, authorities reported Marblemount resident Justin Spaeth missing. Investigators later identified human remains as Spaeth’s and ruled his death a homicide. Law enforcement arrested a Concrete man in connection with the case, which remains in the court system.
In August 2024, a house fire in the Rockport area killed three people. Investigators later determined the fire followed a triple homicide. Authorities identified Jason Birman as the suspect and continue to search for him. Law enforcement agencies have offered a reward for information leading to his arrest.
Cold cases upriver: Christine A. Civille
Christine A. Civille disappeared on Dec. 22, 1983.
Civille, 31, traveled by small boat with her boyfriend, Jack Huxtable, also known as Trosper and now known as Bleigh Maze. The couple headed upriver on the North Fork of the Skagit River toward their houseboat near Fish Town.
Investigators say the boat’s motor froze. Civille stepped off onto a sandbar near the end of Landing Road and planned to walk to her car, then return home to La Conner. Temperatures that night ranged between 0 and 10 degrees.
Searchers later found some of Civille’s belongings, including her car keys, near the drop-off location. She never reached her vehicle. Search and rescue teams conducted extensive efforts but did not find her. She has remained missing for more than four decades.
Cold cases upriver: Arlene Stewart
Arlene Stewart went missing on Dec. 21, 1992.
Investigators confirmed Stewart, 49, was at her home on Van Horn Road outside Concrete around noon that day. She did not report to work the next morning.
Her car remained at her residence. Detectives found no indication that she packed clothing or personal items suggesting she planned an extended absence. Stewart has not been seen or heard from since. Her case remains unsolved.
Cold cases upriver: James Duxbury
James Duxbury disappeared on July 19, 1997.
Duxbury, 65, lived in Canada and owned a longtime lot at Lake Tyee. Investigators say he left on a red mountain bike to ride Crown Pacific Road No. 722, also known as Cadillac Road, off Baker Lake Highway.
He never returned. The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office organized extensive ground and aerial searches at the time but did not locate him.
What authorities say
Law enforcement officials say investigators have found no evidence linking the cases. They urge the public to avoid speculation.
Investigators stress that tips still matter, even decades later. New information can advance cold cases.
How to report information
Anyone with information about Krista Joy Hunt should call 911 or the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office at 360-428-3211 and reference case number 26-01235.
People can also submit tips related to other missing persons or cold cases directly to the sheriff’s office.
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