First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 851
Tree break in California (1997)
1997–1999
California
2 witnesses
Account
The guest and a friend were fishing separate spots on the river when loud tree-snapping and thrashing started directly across the river. They could see slight movement in thick brush but could not see what it was. Frightened, they moved from the spot.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1997–1999
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|---|---|
| Place |
California
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| Map point |
38.4505, -123.1294 (± 20 km)
USGS GNIS stream 'Russian River', Sonoma, matched from place name 'Russian River'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
steelhead fishing with a friend
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| Creature |
Unidentified
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 851 Podcast Interview
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference