2 Oregon Men Die in Forest After Going Missing While Looking for Sasquatch: Police

Mar. 15, 2025

Volunteers searching for the two men in the forest.Photo:Skamania County Sheriff’s Office

Skamania County Sheriff’s Office

On Tuesday, Dec. 24, the individuals — whose identities have not been shared — went “searching for Sasquatch in eastern Skamania County,” the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said in aFacebook postshared on Saturday, Dec. 28.

Using license plate readers, police said they were able to locate “the associated vehicle with the missing/endangered subjects.”

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Volunteers searching for the two men in the forest.Skamania County Sheriff’s Office

However, after what police described as a “grueling, three-day search over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions,” the two men were found dead. Both individuals — a 59-year-old male and a 37-year-old male, each from Portland — were discovered “in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest,” police said.

“Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness,” they added.

In their social media post, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office gave a shout-out to “the exceptional volunteers who sacrificed time away from their families during Christmas to assist our agency with this mission.”

“These phenomenal volunteers also fought through freezing temperatures, snow, high water levels, heavy rain, downfall and heavily wooded terrain,” the department continued. “Their exhaustive search efforts resulted in bringing family members home to their loved ones.”

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office then expressed their “deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident.”

source: people.com