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Sasquatch sighting near Inyo County (1871)

in the fall of 1871 night Inyo County, California 2 witnesses

Account

Teamsters camping by a lake reported a ghost-like naked figure stealing scraps and plunging into the water when spoken to or shot at. In fall 1871 men saw it clearly as a large hairy man eating scraps. Investigators later found a cave with rags, bones, and a dead naked man.

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Build src
white man of great size
Hair colour src
covered only with straggling hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
in the fall of 1871
Place
Inyo County, California
Map point
36.4329, -117.9479 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS reservoir 'Owens Lake', Inyo, matched from place name 'Owens Lake'
Conflicting value36.5622, -117.4042 (± 92 km)
Account type
Press report
Witnesses
2
Figures reported
1
Witness was
teamsters camping along lake road
Witness's word for it
ghost
Creature category
SASQUATCH

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  1. Published 2018-01-12 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 1:08:59 (account ends about 1:12:37) Hash 203289b1e4a3
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)

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  • “Owens Lake Inyo County ghost account”
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