First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #443

Daytime sighting by young camper at Lost Lake

1994–1996 afternoon Near Lost Lake, Hood River County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

While hiking near a creek behind a store, the witness saw what looked like a fallen tree or stump with eye-like features and limbs in a crouched pose. The witness left a rock pile as a marker and briefly left to get a camera. On returning about 15 minutes later, the figure was gone and the rock pile had been knocked over.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Interaction

Property disturbance

Context & caveats

Possible misidentification

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: about 6ft up
Eyes src: dark features that kind resembled eyes
Arms src: arms coming across a leg
Legs src: a leg
Feet src: feet in crouched position
Posture src: crouched, sitting over feet
Other features src: dark and light gray, like driftwood

Facts & provenance

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Date	1994–1996 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	afternoon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Near Lost Lake, Hood River County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	45.4893, -121.8217 (± 5 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · gnis:1145546 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS lake 'Lost Lake', Hood River, matched from place name 'Lost Lake'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 65% confidence
Witness was	camping and hiking near a creek crossing Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	what appeared to be a fallen tree with a broken stump Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	Weather was great and the lighting was average but good Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions
First published by	BFRO Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #443 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source