2 men found dead while searching for Sasquatch in Washington

Two men from Portland were found dead while they were out searching for Sasquatch in the Washington forest.

The men, aged 59 and 37, were looking for the creature in Eastern Skamania County and never returned, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday via Facebook.

On Christmas, the Skamania County Communications Center got a report that two people searching for Sasquatch were supposed to have returned home the day before. The sheriff’s office began investigating and found the car associated with the missing men through a Flock camera. The car was located off Oklahoma Road near Willard, Washington.

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Over the next three days, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Coordinator gathered 60 volunteers — including search and rescue personnel, canine, drone and ground searching teams — to help find the men, the Facebook post stated. An air asset was also provided by the U.S. Coast Guard.

“After a grueling, three-day search over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions” the men were located, the sheriff’s office wrote. They were found dead in a “heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.”

“Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness,” the Facebook post stated.

In the post, the sheriff’s office gave its condolences to the families.

“The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident,” it wrote.

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The law enforcement agency also thanked the volunteers who helped with the search.

“The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize the exceptional volunteers who sacrificed time away from their families during Christmas to assist our agency with this mission,” it stated. “These phenomenal volunteers also fought through freezing temperatures, snow, high water levels, heavy rain, downfall and heavily wooded terrain. Their exhaustive search efforts resulted in bringing family members home to their loved ones.”

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