First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #13041

Camper, dog see black creature near Mt Hood

15 July 1997 mid morning Governent Camp, Hood River County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was washing in a creek while camping when the dog became alarmed and stared downwind. The witness then saw a large black-covered creature emerge from the woods downstream and stop at the river bank. After watching briefly while staying out of sight, the witness retreated upstream, returned to camp, and left the area with a companion. The next night, reading a newspaper account of local all-black bigfoot sightings led the witness to consider the creature as possibly a bigfoot.

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Hair colour src: black
Face src: all black with sharp features, strong cheek bones and black lips
Arms src: big arms covered in a thick black coat
Hands src: all black
Gait src: leisurely walked
Age / size src: large
Other features src: all in black head to toe

Facts & provenance

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Date	15 July 1997 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	mid morning Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Time
Place	Governent Camp, Hood River County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	45.3040, -121.7548 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · gnis:1162594 · read with 30% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Government Camp', Clackamas, matched from nearest town 'Governent Camp' read as 'government camp' (spelling match)
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	washing up in a creek while camping Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	a large creature Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	clear skies Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #13041 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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