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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon is known for its outdoors and recreation, but now one of its most beloved caves, Boyd Cave southeast of Bend, has been vandalized.
The Deschutes National Forest Service and the Deschutes County Sheriff s office have teamed up to try to find out who defaced a 1,900-foot lava tube with graffiti.
Eddie Cartaya of the Forest Service and Neil Marchington of the Sheriff s Office are spearheading the investigation. We re assisting the Forest Service in any way we can, to find these folks and bring them to justice, Marchington said Friday.