Awareness campaign on national forest safety by March 2025?
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Two Oregon Men, Aged 59 and 37, Found Dead in Gifford Pinchot National Forest After Christmas Sasquatch Search
Dec 29, 2024, 04:01 PM
Two men from Portland, Oregon, aged 59 and 37, were found dead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington after going missing during a search for Sasquatch. The men had been unaccounted for since early Christmas morning, with the search commencing around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day. Authorities indicated that both men likely died from exposure due to inclement weather and their lack of preparedness for the conditions. The local sheriff's office confirmed that the search concluded tragically with the discovery of their bodies over three days later.
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