First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #536
Camper frightened near Kitson Hot Springs
9 August 1983
night
Sunriver, Lane County, Oregon
3 witnesses
Account
The witness and two companions stopped while traveling in Oregon to camp for the night. Shortly after laying out their bags, they heard loud screaming and stomping and crunching sounds from springs about 50 yards away that lasted about 20 minutes. They stayed still in fear and did not see any shapes. The witness interpreted the sounds as a territorial warning from a single Sasquatch.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
9 August 1983
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Sunriver, Lane County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #536
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.8821, -121.4350 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sunriver CDP (GEOID 4171250), matched from nearest town 'Sunriver'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #536
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
traveling and camping, stopped to sleep for the night
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| Witness's word for it |
"rogue male" sasquatch
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| Conditions |
warm
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Source timeline
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