Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Hikers leave camp in the middle of the night to avoid a
Account
A group of hikers spending the night in a wilderness area were disturbed by loud screams. They hiked out at night to get away from the source they called the banshee. While leaving they passed through a very foul smell, and one hiker panicked when a bat became tangled near him.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1990
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
middle of the night
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| Place |
Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon
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| Map point |
45.2982, -122.3324 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Estacada city (GEOID 4123800), matched from nearest town 'Estacada'
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| Account type |
Unknown
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #79
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 60% confidence
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| Witness was |
hiking and camping overnight in wilderness
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| Witness's word for it |
banshee
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #79
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| First published by |
The Track Record #48
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #79 Secondary