Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1955)
Account
Retold as a classic historical report, a hunter watched a large hair-covered biped emerge near a mine, eat leaves, notice him, and walk away vocalizing. He described human-like ears, small dark eyes, broad nose, and long arms, and decided not to shoot.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about six feet tall
- Build src
- almost three feet wide, about 300 pounds, broad straight frame
- Hair colour src
- dark brown silver-tipped hair
- Face src
- broad flat nose, protruding lips and chin
- Eyes src
- small and black, like a bear's
Facts & provenance
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