By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Searchers are looking for an 84-year-old mushroom picker in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest south of Randle who was reported missing about 6:15 p.m. yesterday.
The Lakewood man was last seen about 3:30 p.m. in the Adams Fork Campground area, about 15 miles northwest of Mount Adams in Skamania County, according to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.
Ground search teams and an aircraft with infrared radar have been requested though the Washington State Department of Emergency Management, according to a news release this morning.
Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox said efforts are being concentrated in an area of about one-square mile. The terrain is fairly flat there, Cox said in the news release.
Cascade Dogs search and rescue unit out of Lewis County is assisting, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
The man’s name was not released. Cox noted it is unknown if he has any medical conditions.
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