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Sasquatch sighting near Interlochen, Florida (2000)

February 2000 Friday evening, night with full moon Interlochen, Florida 1 witness

Account

On a cold Friday winter night under a full moon, the witness ran at full speed into an upright hairy figure while trying to ambush children walking the dirt road. He stared at it from about two feet for up to two minutes, noting size and mange-like appearance, before it swung hand-over-hand through trees into swamp water. He was left with an overpowering sweet garbage-like body odor lasting days and moved his family away within weeks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
around seven feet
Build src
very wide shoulders, slim waist, huge thighs, big chest
Hair colour src
reddish brown, brownish auburn
Hair length src
shoulder-length, longest hanging from shoulders
Face src
human-ape cross, flat pushed-in nose, very wide mouth with thin lips
Eyes src
black or very dark brown, wide open
Arms src
very long, muscular biceps
Hands src
palms grayish
Legs src
huge thighs and calves, double witness's size
Gait src
swung hand-over-hand through trees, feet off ground
Posture src
upright standing holding tree
Other features src
patchy missing hair like mange, scabbed raw skin, gray dead-colored skin, no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
February 2000
Time of day
Friday evening, night with full moon
Place
Interlochen, Florida
Map point
29.6239, -81.8904 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Interlachen', Putnam, matched from nearest town 'Interlochen' read as 'interlachen' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
going out to scare children walking with flashlights
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2016-04-17 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:25:30 (account ends about 1:11:43) Hash 486ccd639369
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)

The report refers to

  • “BFRO Florida sightings report of family occurrences near property”
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