Two Oregon men found dead while searching for Bigfoot

Officials started searching for the pair on Christmas after a relative reported them missing.

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The two men from Portland, Oregon, were found dead after a three-day search was launched on Christmas Day after a family member reported that the pair had not returned from a trip to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to search for proof of the mythical hairy, forest-dwelling, bi-pedal primates.

The search involved over 60 volunteers searching with aircrafts and dogs in heavily wooded terrain and brutally-cold weather conditions, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

"Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness," the statement said.

The sheriff's office found a car belonging to the victims near the town of Willard, the statement said, and the search re-focused to that area. Drones were also used, and a Coast Guard helicopter team was called in to help with the search.

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