Two Oregon Men Die After Looking For Sasquatch In Forest

Two Oregon men were found dead on Saturday after they went on a trip in a forest to find the folklore beast Sasquatch.

A 37-year-old and a 59-year-old died from exposure to the harsh elements in the  Gifford Pinchot National Forest after reportedly looking for the mystical beast Sasquatch.

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported the weather and the men’s lack of preparedness led to their tragic deaths.

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Per NBC News:

Two Oregon men were found dead in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip to look 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 preparedness led the office to draw that conclusion, it said.

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Sasquatch is a folkloric beast thought by some to roam the forests, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.

The two men were found in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which is about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Portland.

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Per CBS:

Two men were found dead Saturday in a forest in southwestern Washington, where they disappeared last week while searching for Sasquatch, authorities said.

The bodies of the men, 37 and 59, were discovered after a three-day search through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, according to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office. Exposure appeared to be the cause of both deaths, the sheriff said in a statement, noting the men seemed unprepared for the brutally cold weather.

Neither man was identified, but the sheriff said the pair was from Portland, Oregon.

The sheriff’s office had coordinated a search and rescue operation that involved the United States Coast Guard, multiple local law enforcement agencies and 60 volunteers, including canine, drone and ground search teams, to locate the missing men.