Many people don’t understand that the “environment” can kill you if you venture into it unprepared. Folks who get their ideas of the wild places on the planet from Disney movies never seem to get that.
Now, I have no idea what the background is of the two Oregon men, as yet unnamed, who went into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington on Christmas Eve looking for Sasquatch. All we know about them is that they were from Portland – of course – and that they were woefully unprepared, as both died of exposure.
Two Sasquatch hunters died after they went missing while searching for the elusive mythical creature in the Oregon wilderness on Christmas Eve.
The bodies of the two men, ages 37 and 59 years old, were found in a heavily wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.
Police said the pair appeared to have died of exposure amid the harsh weather conditions and their ill-preparedness for the forest.
The men had set out on their excursion into the wilderness hoping to spot Bigfoot with intentions to return home before Christmas.
It’s unclear how these two were equipped, but from the viewpoint of a guy who has spent a fair amount of time mooching around in wild places, it’s pretty obvious they were not properly prepared or properly equipped. How can I know that?
Because if they were properly prepared and equipped, they wouldn’t be dead. The conditions were, shall we say, less than ideal for an impromptu cryptid hunt. […]
— Read More: redstate.com
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