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Sasquatch sighting near Asheville, North Carolina (2008)

August 2008 Asheville, North Carolina 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two friends were on a three-day hiking and camping trip in the mountains near Asheville. On the third day they were spread out traversing a steep slope when the witness stopped to rest and heard movement in thick brush below. Something rushed from behind, knocked him into a tree, then stood over him as he lay on his stomach, vocalizing loudly when he tried to look up and swaying while breathing heavily. It glanced toward a second noise downhill, then left as the friends approached calling out, leaving the witness injured and shaken.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
six and a half feet tall, a foot to foot and a half taller than me
Build src
wide all over, round like a barrel
Hair colour src
dark, almost black
Hair length src
long on head, mullet-like
Face src
wide flat nose, wide mouth
Eyes src
dark, deep-set
Arms src
stocky, not huge bodybuilder arms
Legs src
hairy
Feet src
giant, hairy, dirty, uneven toes
Posture src
standing over, swaying side to side
Apparent sex src
guessed female
Age / size src
giant adult
Other features src
ash-colored skin where not hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2008
Place
Asheville, North Carolina
Map point
35.5710, -82.5527 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Asheville city (GEOID 3702140), matched from nearest town 'Asheville'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
3
Figures reported
1
Witness was
hiking and camping with friends, resting on slope
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Evidence & investigation

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Other

Measurements: metal frame bent

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Source timeline

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