First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1354
9 year old girl encounters huge creature while hiking alone
July 1973
late afternoon
Crescent City, Humboldt County, California
1 witness
Account
When 9 years old and camping with family, the witness left a lakeside fishing spot for a walk into the woods. After noticing a rotten-like odor and hearing grunting sounds, the witness saw a large black figure squatting in the brush staring at them. The witness kept watching while walking away, then ran back to family without being chased.
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What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- huge, big
- Hair colour src
- black
- Posture src
- squatting down
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1973
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Crescent City, Humboldt County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1354
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
41.7645, -124.2008 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Crescent City city (GEOID 0617022), matched from nearest town 'Crescent City'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
taking a walk into the woods after fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
HUGE BIG BLACK figure
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| Conditions |
Sunny
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Source timeline
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