Two people have been found dead in a remote forest while searching for Sasquatch, according to authorities in Washington state.
The two men, from Portland, Oregon, were found dead on Christmas Day after a three-day search after a family member reported the pair had not returned from a trip to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to search for sasquatch. which is commonly known. As Bigfoot.
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the “intense” search involved more than 60 volunteers with airplanes and dogs searching through “heavily wooded” areas and brutally cold weather conditions.
“Both deaths appear to be due to weather conditions and poor preparation,” the statement said.
The sheriff’s office found a car belonging to the victims near the town of Willard, and the search was refocused on the same area, the statement said. Drones were also used, and a Coast Guard helicopter team was called in to assist in the search.
Authorities have not provided the names of the two victims, ages 37 and 59.
Weather conditions in the Cascade Mountains were cold in the days leading up to and during the search, with snow, freezing rain and temperatures dropping below freezing.
Rescue workers also had to contend with high water levels in rivers and fallen trees.
Hundreds of sesquatch sightings have been reported in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and western Canada. Along with the Loch Ness Monster, this creature is one of the world’s most famous cryptids.
There have been so many reported sightings that some communities have taken measures to protect the hairy mythical creature.
Harming a Sasquatch, in Skamania County Takes well $1,000 (£797) and one year in prison. According to the Skamania Chamber of Commerce, the law, originally passed in 1969, was specifically intended to protect both bearded Sasquatch and elk hunters.