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.
Tragisnya, di tahun 1999 saat dia berada di Columbia bekerja dengan kelompok U’wa untuk melestarikan budaya dan bahasa mereka, Ingrid dan dua koleganya diculik, disiksa dan dibunuh oleh FARC.