Second-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #3864
Boy Scouts encounter a creature in berry bushes
September 2003
late afternoon
Cold Springs, Tuolumne County, California
2 witnesses
Account
Two companions hiking in the woods saw something digging in a berry patch. The creature noticed them, looked over the bush at them, then stood fully upright and ran into the woods with long strides described as faster than a human.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. 7 foot tall
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Gait src
- running with long strides, faster than a human
- Posture src
- stood up all the way
- Other features src
- covered in brown hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 2003
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| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Cold Springs, Tuolumne County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #3864
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
38.1613, -120.0535 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cold Springs CDP (GEOID 0614454), matched from nearest town 'Cold Springs'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Conditions |
Cloudy
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Source timeline
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