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Sasquatch sighting near Hope, British Columbia (1985)

19 February 1985 3 o'clock in the morning Hope, British Columbia 1 witness

Account

The witness was on night shift at an isolated gravel pit and walked up the hill to the porta potty during a break on a bright moonlit night. He mistook an approaching figure for a co-worker, hid to startle him, then came face to face at about 15 feet with a very large hairy biped that grunted, producing a visible cloud of breath. The creature walked into the bush and snapped a large branch, the witness fled down to the crusher, drove to town, and later returned with his friend to find a torn branch and large spaced steps leading to a ledge.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
close to 8 feet tall
Build src
massive chest and shoulders
Hair colour src
really dark, almost black
Face src
flat nose, big lower jaw, protruding forehead
Eyes src
goldish-amber color
Arms src
so big, like tree trunks, really long
Hands src
opened and closed a few times
Legs src
really, really thick
Gait src
silent walk, no sound
Apparent sex src
male
Age / size src
adult, massive
Other features src
lower jaw massive, light grayish face, tapered head

Facts & provenance

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Date
19 February 1985
Time of day
3 o'clock in the morning
Place
Hope, British Columbia
Map point
49.3800, -121.4414 (± 15 km)
Canadian Geographical Names Database district municipality 'Hope', Yale Division Yale Land District, matched from nearest town 'Hope'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
working night shift at gravel crusher, walking up hill to use porta potty on break
Witness's word for it
a Sasquatch
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

Measurements: branch too thick to get hands around, six men could hang from it

transcript:00:17:37-00:19:46
Tracks

Measurements: three steps, four and a half to five feet between steps

transcript:00:17:37-00:19:46

Source timeline

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