Skamania County Sheriff’s Office – 03/25/24 1:48 PM
On 03/18/2024, at 9:45 P.M., the Skamania County Communications Center received a call from a mountain biker who located a human skull near the Sunset Falls Campground, within Skamania County. Due to the time of the call received and lack of daylight, response to the area was delayed. On 03/19/2024, law enforcement personnel responded to the area, locating the skull, along with additional human remains. Positive identification has not been made at this time and the investigation is still on-going. However, based on the scene location and other identifiers, the remains are believed to be those of John Guffey who was reported as a missing person nearly one year ago. Guffey’s van was located in the same vicinity and, despite several organized searches for him, Guffey was not located. Based on the circumstances and scene evidence, there is no perceived risk to public safety involving the death of this individual.