First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5446
Injured man sees hairy creature holding a stone next to a lake.
May 1974
early morning
El Dorado County, California
1 witness
Account
While backpacking in 1974, the witness went alone to Loon Lake early one morning to bathe after an injury. While wading out of the lake, the witness saw a huge hairy creature standing partly behind a tree about 100 feet away holding a large stone in its right hand. The witness ran back to camp and the group left the area as soon as possible.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- huge
- Hands src
- right hand holding a large stone
- Posture src
- standing partially behind a tree
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 1974
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early morning
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| Place |
El Dorado County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #5446
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
39.0214, -120.2485 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS lake 'Rubicon River', El Dorado, matched from place name 'Rubicon River'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #5446
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
bathing in a lake while backpacking
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| Witness's word for it |
a huge hairy creature
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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