Sasquatch sighting in Illinois
Account
Years later the witness returned to the same area with family members to hunt mushrooms. He reported seeing the creature, finding tree structures and footprints, and hearing yells like those in 2011. He later described the animal as over eight feet tall, very heavy, muscular and reddish-brown, moving smoothly uphill about sixty yards away.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about eight and a half to nine feet tall
- Build src
- very large, easily 800 pounds, solid muscle
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Gait src
- ran and moved smoothly
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Other features src
- solid muscle on back of neck, visible muscles moving
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
this last April
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|---|---|
| Place |
Illinois
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
mushroom hunting with family
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| Witness's word for it |
him
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 703 Podcast Interview