Splashing and growling heard in creek where children are playing, creature seen near road
Account
A family picnicking by a creek heard noises, a loud splash, and a deep growl from the woods while their dog became agitated. As the family drove out of the park, the reporter saw a large hairy human-like figure walking near a closed logging road. The reporter told the driver to continue on without returning.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. 6 foot tall
- Build src
- about maybe 450 lbs
- Hair colour src
- reddish-brown
- Face src
- very human
- Eyes src
- deep set
- Arms src
- hung below knees
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- head down
- Other features src
- very human looking
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1982
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #584
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
43.7959, -123.0572 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cottage Grove city (GEOID 4115950), matched from nearest town 'Cottage Grove'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
having a family picnic
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot creature
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| Conditions |
sunny day
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Evidence & investigation
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An editor notes having done extensive research in the area and suggests a population lives in the surrounding hills.
Source timeline
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