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Sasquatch sighting near Cherokee, North Carolina

when I was about eight, maybe eight and a half, nine dusk Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

A few years later the guest was playing inside near dusk while the father was dressing a deer outside. A shadow paced past the front window, then the creature screamed and pounded the house until its arm broke through the glass. The father ran out with a shotgun, argued and exchanged cries with it for nearly half an hour, then fired. The father later had the grandfather bring a truck, removed the body, and years later said he shot it in the face three times.

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Other features src
huge, looked like it weighed more than a car

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Date
when I was about eight, maybe eight and a half, nine
Time of day
dusk
Place
Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina
Map point
35.4860, -83.3011 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cherokee CDP (GEOID 3712140), matched from nearest town 'Cherokee'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
2
Figures reported
1
Witness was
playing inside while father dressed deer outside
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

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  1. Published 2018-12-16 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:06:31 (account ends about 0:14:06) Hash 1919b27dee11
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