Missing San Diego Woman Found In Mexico

SAN DIEGO, CA – A woman who went missing Sunday when she didn't arrive at a Mission Valley church was found Wednesday in Mexico, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Crystal Chappell, 40, had last been seen by her husband and 19-year-old son about 11:30 a.m. Sunday leaving the Octapharma Plasma Center in the Sports Arena area, San Diego police detective Shelly Luna said. She was headed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel on Camino Del Rio South, a trip of about eight miles on Interstate 8.

Chappell never showed up at the Mormon meeting house, however, and her husband, Jonathan, told reporters he believed foul play may have been involved.

"It doesn't make any sense, unless she's being forced or coerced," he told CBS8. "This is not natural."

Early Wednesday afternoon, a person who had seen the woman's photograph on a missing person flier reported spotting her sitting alone on a roadside in downtown Tijuana, Luna said. Mexican authorities planned to make sure Chappell was in sound condition before dropping her off at the international border.

It was unclear why she went to Mexico, police said.

Photo courtesy San Diego Police Department