First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #4582
Camp counselor has sighting of creature at children's camp
September 1988
night
Outside Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
1 witness
Account
The witness, working as a camp counselor, was walking by a trout pond at night when brush breaking was heard. A large, heavily built hominid-like figure emerged from the treeline carrying apples, ate part of one, faced the witness while making sounds, and then quickly left. The witness reported a strong foul odor and feeling shaky before running back to the cabins.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
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Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Build src
- massively built, large
- Arms src
- long, hanging almost to knees
- Hands src
- thumbs inline with fingers, holding apples
- Gait src
- walked with knees bent
- Posture src
- slightly stooped
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1988
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #4582
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
· read with 80% confidence
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| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Outside Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4582
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
45.6372, -122.5966 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Vancouver city (GEOID 5374060), matched from nearest town 'Outside Vancouver'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #4582
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking by trout pond as camp counselor
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| Witness's word for it |
a large, massively built hominid
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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