Darwin strikes again, multiple times
Posted: Dec 29, 2024 / 09:38 AM CST
Updated: Dec 29, 2024 / 12:12 PM CST
PORTLAND, Oregon (KOIN) — Two Portland men searching for Sasquatch and missing since early Christmas morning were found dead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest — likely from exposure and being ill-prepared, officials said.
The search for the men, 59 and 37, began around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day after a family member reported them missing, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page. Authorities said Flock camera footage spotted their car near Willard, Wash.
For the next three days “over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions,” 60 volunteer search-and-rescue personnel looked for the pair on the ground and by air. Their bodies were found “in a heavily wooded area” of the forest, and officials said both deaths “appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness.”
Search and rescue crews look for two Portland men lost while looking for Sasquatch in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, December 28, 2024 (Skamania County Sheriff’s Office)
Search and rescue crews look for two Portland men lost while looking for Sasquatch in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, December 28, 2024 (Skamania County Sheriff’s Office)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest is about 150 miles northeast of Portland.
The search-and-rescue efforts involved the sheriff’s offices in Skamania, Klickitat, Wasco and Hood River, plus search-and-rescue teams from Silver Star, PNW, Crag Rats and the US Coast Guard.
“The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident,” authorities said.
The names of the men have not been released.
Oregon men searching for Sasquatch found dead in Washington forest, officials say
by: Tim SteelePosted: Dec 29, 2024 / 09:38 AM CST
Updated: Dec 29, 2024 / 12:12 PM CST
PORTLAND, Oregon (KOIN) — Two Portland men searching for Sasquatch and missing since early Christmas morning were found dead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest — likely from exposure and being ill-prepared, officials said.
The search for the men, 59 and 37, began around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day after a family member reported them missing, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page. Authorities said Flock camera footage spotted their car near Willard, Wash.
For the next three days “over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions,” 60 volunteer search-and-rescue personnel looked for the pair on the ground and by air. Their bodies were found “in a heavily wooded area” of the forest, and officials said both deaths “appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness.”
Gifford Pinchot National Forest is about 150 miles northeast of Portland.
The search-and-rescue efforts involved the sheriff’s offices in Skamania, Klickitat, Wasco and Hood River, plus search-and-rescue teams from Silver Star, PNW, Crag Rats and the US Coast Guard.
“The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident,” authorities said.
The names of the men have not been released.
