STEVENSON, Wash. — Two Oregon men were found dead in a forest in Washington state after they failed to return from a trip to search for Sasquatch, authorities said Saturday.
The 59-year-old and 37-year-old appear to have died from exposure, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said via Facebook. The weather and the men’s lack of preparation led the office to draw this conclusion, the report said.
Sasquatch is a folkloric beast that some believe roams the forests, especially in the Pacific Northwest.
The two men were found in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, about 150 miles northeast of Portland.
A family member reported them missing around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day after they failed to return from a Christmas Eve outing.
Sixty volunteer search and rescue personnel assisted in the three-day search, including dog, drone and ground teams. The Coast Guard used infrared technology to conduct an aerial search.
Authorities used surveillance cameras to locate the vehicle used by the couple along Oklahoma Road near Willard, on the southern border of the national forest.