Direct interview
Oregon Bigfoot #281
Witness describes hearing screams coming from gravel pit as a child
Oregon Bigfoot date: 1985 (approx)
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
As a child in the mid-1980s, the witness repeatedly heard strange squelching and screaming sounds. The sounds were said to come from a gravel pit located behind a friend's parents' house. The witness recounted the childhood experiences to an investigator during an interview in February 2002.
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Facts & provenance
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| Place |
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #281
· 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 |
Direct interview
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #281
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 65% confidence
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