{"id":2384688,"date":"2024-12-30T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-men-who-were-searching-for-sasquatch-found-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T17:15:01","slug":"two-men-who-were-searching-for-sasquatch-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-men-who-were-searching-for-sasquatch-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Men Who Were Searching for Sasquatch Found Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-men-who-were-searching-for-sasquatch-found-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two men from portland, Oregon, aged 59 and 37, tragically died while searching for Sasquatch in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Their families reported them missing on Christmas\u2064 Day, after they failed to return\u200d from their expedition \u2062on christmas Eve. A \u200cthree-day search \u200dinvolving over 60 volunteers, drones, and Coast Guard assistance led to\u200c the discovery of their bodies in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-texas-police-found-holly-marie-clouse-40-years-after-her-disappearance\/\" title=\"How Texas Police Found Holly Marie Clouse, 40 Years After Her Disappearance\">heavily wooded area<\/a>. According to the Skamania County \u200bSheriff&#8217;s Office (SCSO), the \u200bcause of death was\u200b likely due to exposure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-staters-donate-here-to-help-texans\/\" title=\"Out-Of-Staters: Donate Here To Help Texans\">harsh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-emergency-declared-in-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Federal Emergency Declared In Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">weather conditions<\/a><\/a> \u200cand potential ill-preparedness for the search. The\u200d legend of \u2062Bigfoot, \u200ba \u200clarge ape-like creature, has circulated in the Pacific Northwest as the 1800s, yet there has been no\u200d credible evidence to confirm \u2064its\u200c existence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For many, the mere idea of cryptozoology is a joke.<\/p>\n<p>(Cryptozoology, for those not in the know, is effectively the hunt\/study of urban legends, like a giant flying moth-man, the New Jersey Devil, or the Loch Ness monster.)<\/p>\n<p>For the families of two Portland, Oregon, men, there&rsquo;s nothing funny about it.<\/p>\n<p>According to a tragic report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2024\/12\/29\/2-found-dead-skamania-co-while-searching-sasquatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPTV<\/a>, a 59-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were both found dead in the Oregon wilderness &mdash; and they were apparently hunting down a sasquatch, perhaps better known to people as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bigfoot-sighting-video-shows-hiker-running-away-creature-doesnt-tell-full-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bigfoot<\/a>,&rdquo; per their families.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the Skamania County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, KPTV noted that the two men were &ldquo;were found dead in a heavily-wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Friday night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The two men were reportedly expected back on Christmas Eve, but they did not return.<\/p>\n<p>They were reported missing on Christmas day, at 1 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After a three-day search involving a team of over 60 volunteers and rescue workers, drones, police dogs, and air support from the U.S. Coast Guard, the bodies of the two men were found,&rdquo; KPTV reported.<\/p>\n<p>The SCSO provided more details in a post, lamenting the tragic ending to this three-day search-and-rescue mission.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSkamaniaSheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0KGH5ZjuGwrF4L2rhNYGvyRvAwLCWsXytwjUNUYJNpnA5hY2WSXrac4khqCGc3vJkl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"785\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As for the cause of death, the SCSO says the two men died &ldquo;due to exposure&rdquo; to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">harsh weather conditions &#038;mdash<\/a>; though police declined to say that was the only reason for the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The police added that &ldquo;ill-preparedness&rdquo; likely contributed to the deaths, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the course of three days, the Skamania County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office Search and Rescue Coordinator acquired over 60 volunteer search and rescue personnel, including canine, drone, and ground searching teams,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office posted to Facebook. &ldquo;Additionally, an air asset was acquired from the United States Coast Guard, based in Astoria, Oregon, to assist in the search utilizing F.L.I.R.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/men-searching-sasquatch-found-dead-what-we-know-2007106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>, the legend of &ldquo;Bigfoot&rdquo; has persisted for some time now, with the origins of the rumors dating back to the 1800s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-releases-22-pages-bigfoot-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bigfoot<\/a>, a large, humanoid\/ape-like creature, has long been reported to exist in the American northwest\/Canada.<\/p>\n<p>While sightings and grainy images of the cryptid have circulated for some time now &mdash; as have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-candidate-accuses-opponent-of-being-involved-with-bigfoot-porn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other less savory Bigfoot-related shenanigans<\/a> &mdash; actual evidence of sasquatch&rsquo;s (a name with etymological roots in Native American myth) existence has yet to be produced in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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(Cryptozoology involves the search for creatures from urban legends, such as the moth-man, New Jersey Devil, or Loch Ness monster.) However, for the families of two men from Portland, Oregon, it\u2019s a serious matter. A heartbreaking report from KPTV reveals that a 59-year-old and a 37-year-old man were found deceased in the Oregon wilderness while reportedly searching for Bigfoot. According to Skamania County Sheriff\u2019s Office information shared by KPTV, they were discovered in a dense area of Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Friday night. The men were expected back on Christmas Eve but went missing and were reported unaccounted for early Christmas morning at 1 a.m. After three days of extensive searching involving over 60 volunteers and rescue personnel using drones and police dogs\u2014along with air support from the U.S. Coast Guard\u2014their bodies were located. The sheriff&#8217;s office indicated that exposure to severe weather was likely responsible for their deaths but noted that being ill-prepared also played a role. They emphasized how challenging conditions made the search difficult over those three days before confirming both men had died due to exposure related to their lack of preparation amidst harsh weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The legend of Bigfoot has been around since at least the 1800s; this large humanoid creature is said to inhabit areas in North America and Canada. Despite numerous sightings and blurry photographs circulating over time\u2014along with various dubious claims regarding Bigfoot\u2014no substantial evidence has yet been presented proving its existence meaningfully<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2384689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rescue-Efforts.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6875,40335,36708,38823],"class_list":["post-2384688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-mystery","tag-outdoor-adventure","tag-sasquatch","tag-true-crime"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rescue-Efforts.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384692,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384688\/revisions\/2384692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}