Two Portland men died during Christmas week while searching for a Sasquatch, officials said.
According to the Skamania County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day, the Skamania County Communications Center conducted a search for Sasquatch, who was scheduled to return home on Dec. 24 but was reported missing. A report was received from the person's family. ).
SCSO says a “swarm camera,” also known as a license plate reader, located the man's vehicle off Oklahoma Road near Willard, Washington.
For three days, search and rescue teams, including more than 60 volunteers, dogs, drones, ground search teams and U.S. Coast Guard aviation, searched for the men.
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(Skamania County Sheriff's Office)
“After a grueling three-day search in difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions, a 59-year-old man and a 37-year-old man from Portland, Oregon, who had been reported as missing/endangered, have been located and deceased. in a wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest,” the sheriff's office said on Facebook.
SCSO added: “Both deaths appear to have been caused by radiation exposure, given the weather conditions and lack of preparation.”
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A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft based in Astoria, Oregon, was used to assist in the search for the pair. (Skamania County Sheriff's Office)
The sheriff's office said volunteers spent Christmas week searching through “subzero temperatures, snowfall, high water levels, heavy rain, downpours, and wooded terrain” to allow the men to be returned to their families. expressed his gratitude.
“The Skamania County Sheriff's Office extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of the loved one lost in this tragic incident,” SCSO said in a statement.
The Portland men who died were identified only by their ages: 59 and 37 years old. (Skamania County Sheriff's Office)
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The man's name has not been released.
In 2019, a Travel Channel blog post said Washington was the “world's most active region” for Sasquatch sightings. Of particular note are the Blue Mountains and Okanogan County, which Travel Channel notes is “home to one of the most aggressive Bigfoot encounters ever recorded.”
