South African family encounters a sasquatch while camping in Oregon
Account
The witness family stayed late at a group campsite and went for a walk on the access road. About 60 to 75 feet ahead, a very large dark-brown upright animal emerged from brush on one side, glanced toward them, and crossed quickly into brush on the other side. The family hurried back to camp, later noticed high tree scratches, and learned from other campers that the description did not match a bear.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 or 8 feet tall at least
- Build src
- very heavily built
- Hair colour src
- very dark brown
- Hair length src
- long, maybe 2 inches
- Face src
- did not get good look at face, glanced toward witnesses briefly
- Arms src
- bent, left arm bent with hand in front of sternum
- Hands src
- hand in front of sternum, nothing carried
- Gait src
- walking upright, walked fast, quickly crossed road
- Posture src
- upright
- Apparent sex src
- assumed male but have no reason for that
- Other features src
- weighed well over 500 pounds, maybe 800; fur coarse, thick
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1975–1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
bright Sunday afternoon
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| Place |
Marion County, Oregon
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| Map point |
44.9009, -122.5763 (± 31 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Marion County (GEOID 41047); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking around the campsite access road
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| Witness's word for it |
huge bear
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| First published by |
BFRO
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Evidence & investigation
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Deep scratches gouged into a tree trunk near camp, higher than the witnesses could reach.
An investigator conducted follow-up contact and obtained additional fur and behavior details from the witness.
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #318 Mirror