And tragically, in 1999, when she was in Colombia working with the U'wa people, focused on preserving their culture and language, she and two colleagues were abducted and tortured and killed by the FARC.
Nel 1999, tragicamente, mentre era in Colombia a lavorare con gli U'wa, cercando di salvaguardarne la lingua e la cultura, fu sequestrata insieme ad altre due colleghi, torturata e uccisa dalla FARC.