Two Portland men died searching for Sasquatch during Christmas week, officials said.
According to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), the Skamania County Communications Center received a report around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day from a family member of two people who were searching for Sasquatch and were missing after planning to return home on December 24th ).
A “flock camera,” also known as a license plate reader, located the man’s car on Oklahoma Road nearby Willard, Washington, SCSO said.
Search and rescue personnel, including more than 60 volunteers, dogs, drones and ground search teams, as well as a U.S. Coast Guard aircraft, searched for the men for three days.
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(Skamania County Sheriff’s Office)
“After a strenuous three-day search over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions, the 59-year-old man and the 37-year-old man were both found Portland, Oregon, “The individuals reported missing/endangered were found deceased in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook.
“Both deaths appear to be due to exposure based on weather conditions and lack of preparation,” SCSO added.
A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft based in Astoria, Oregon, was deployed to help search for the two men. (Skamania County Sheriff’s Office)
The sheriff’s office thanked volunteers who spent Christmas week searching for the men in “freezing temperatures, snow, high water, heavy rain, precipitation and densely wooded terrain” and enabling them to return the men home to bring to their families.
“The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office extends our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the loved ones who lost their lives in this tragic incident,” SCSO said.
The deceased Portland men were identified only by their ages (59 and 37). (Skamania County Sheriff’s Office)
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The men’s names were not released.
In 2019 a Travel Channel blog post said Washington is the “most active region in the world” for Sasquatch sightings. Of particular note are the Blue Mountains and Okanogan County, which according to the Travel Channel are “the site of one of the most aggressive Bigfoot encounters of all time.”
