Creatures, Myths & Legends

Two men die in Washington state forest while out searching for Bigfoot

By T.K. Randall
December 30, 2024

Image: AI-generated (Bing AI / Dall-E 3) According to the Skamania County Sheriff's Office, the alarm was raised in the early hours of Christmas Day when two men - a 59-year-old and 37-year-old - failed to return as planned from a trip into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest where they had hoped to find evidence of Bigfoot.

A search and rescue operation involving more than 60 volunteers and spanning more than three days was quickly launched in an effort to locate the missing men.

The search effort involved drones, search dogs and numerous ground teams while the US Coastguard used infrared cameras to scour the dense woodland from the air.

The teams continued relentlessly to search for the men despite heavy snow and freezing temperatures.

Sadly, when they finally did find the missing pair, it was too late to save them."After a grueling, three-day search over difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions, the 59-year-old male and 37-year-old-male, both from Portland, Oregon, who were reported missing/endangered were located, deceased, in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest," the Skamania County Sheriff's Office wrote.

"Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness."

"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."

"These phenomenal volunteers also fought through freezing temperatures, snow, high water levels, heavy rain, downfall, and heavily wooded terrain."

"The Skamania County Sheriff's Office extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident. "

Source: ABC News

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