Search and rescue crews were still searching Tuesday evening for a Cowlitz County teenager who left a note with his parents saying he was going camping for the week.
On Monday, Cowlitz County Sheriff's Deputies began searching for 15-year-old Evan Byman in wooded areas around Harmony Creek, Eufala Heights, Haryu Road and off the end of Mill Creek Road west of Longview.
An eyewitness told investigators he saw two boys, one matching Byman's description, walking at the end of Mill Creek Road around 10 a.m. Monday, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The boys said they were on a day hike, according to the witness.
Byman, whose note told his parents not to come looking for him, is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 145 pounds with shaved blond hair and blue eyes. He may be wearing black rubber boots and carrying a 12-gauge shotgun and a sleeping bag, the sheriff's office said.
To help, call Crime Stoppers at 360-577-1206.
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