09/16/2024 On 09/14/2024, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office organized a search mission near McClellan Meadows, within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, for a missing person…
9/10/2024 On 09/04/2024, a bear hunter contacted the Skamania County Communications Center reporting they located what they believed to be a human skull. The reporting…
08/28/2024 08/27/2024 – Two search and rescue missions, spanning over three days, continue to keep the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office and volunteers busy over the…
08/27/2024 On 08/24/2024, the Skamania County Communications Center received a report of a deceased male located in the Wind River, approximately 1,000 feet downriver from…
08/22/2024 On 08/10/2024, a hiker recreating in the Big Lava Bed, located within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in eastern Skamania County reported locating human…
08/20/2024: The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office continues to deal with an overwhelming call volume for search and rescue operations, beginning with four in a single…
Forest Service News Release Vancouver, Wash., (August 6, 2024)— Firefighters and aircraft are on scene of the Williams Mine fire, a new wildfire start on…
On 07/21/2024, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a request for assistance at the Ape Cave recreational area, located within the Gifford Pinchot…
6/6/2024 On 06/06/2024, the Skamania County Communications Center received a call from a hiker on the Cook Hill Loop reporting an encounter with a cougar.…
06/06/2024 On 06/06/2024, the Skamania County Communications Center received a report of a 35-year-old male swept over a cliff in the Lewis River at the…