Posted on 12/29/2024 2:15:34 AM PST by Libloather
Two Oregon men who ventured into the woods of Washington state on a Christmas Eve hunt for Sasquatch have been found dead, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
The 59-year-old and 37-year-old, whose names have not yet been released, tragically failed to return from their expedition, sparking a frantic three-day search across the rugged Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
The men's deaths are believed to be the result of exposure to the harsh winter conditions.
With no signs of foul play or injury, authorities speculate that the pair's lack of preparation for the extreme weather may have led to their deaths.
The Sheriff's Office pointed out that the weather conditions and the men's inadequate gear were major factors in the fatal outcome.
The pair's ill-fated trip began on Christmas Eve when they set out to search for Sasquatch, the elusive creature of folklore often said to roam the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
But after the men failed to return to their holiday outing, a family member alerted authorities to their disappearance at around 1 am on Christmas Day.
A massive three-day search effort ensued, involving over 60 volunteers, including search-and-rescue teams, canine units, drones, and ground searchers.
The Coast Guard also joined the search, using infrared technology to scan the forest from the air.
Authorities eventually used camera footage to track down the men's vehicle, located off Oklahoma Road near Willard, about 150 miles northeast of Portland.
From there, the teams zeroed in on the remote, heavily wooded area where the bodies were discovered.
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I limit my Squatching to obscure cable and internet channels during sleepless hours in the wee of the morning.
... “antifreeze”
Do you know this from experience or is this conclusion based on personal bias?;-)
Try lighting a campfire at night when all the wood is completely soaked.
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Which is why you look for old growth stumps and pieces left behind as well as fire/lightening struck ones one the ground, for pitch seams and the thick bark both of which will light after rain. Pitch burns hot enough to get dry evergreen branches to burn - those are easily cut off standing dead wood. More, if you know what you are doing and the resources available in the woods.
In time for Darwin Award nominations.
They should have used mirrors for their observations.
Two down. hehehe
Lack of preparation for extremely rugged terrain and winter conditions doesn't mean "no gear."
My first thought also. Hunting for sasquatch is dumb enough, in freezing weather even dumber, and more dumb yet, all tanked up with guns.
My daddy used to take people snipe hunting. ; )
When Bigfoot says “no interviews”, he means it!
Eggnog-driven cautionary tale.
I remember that from Spin and Marty - LOL!
BTW - in a recent trivia game I learned that there ARE snipes, and a group of them is called a “wisp”.
Fatwood is what you need to find, if you know where to look. At the base of dead trees or where the branches meet the trunk. It has an amber color and smells like turpentine, is hard to chop but lights even when wet. But I’m not an outdoor survivalist, any more than these guys apparently.
Just a hunch...
I suspect alcohol was involved in their decision process.
oh, she’s in Hawaii with her husband Barack at this time of year.
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