Sasquatch sighted crossing Elk Meadows parking lot near Toutle Lake
Account
The witness and a companion parked after dark in an observation lot and heard chattering and rock-clacking from a hillside, then approaching bipedal footsteps crossing the lot. The witness repositioned the vehicle to shine headlights and glimpsed a large bipedal figure vaulting a barrier and descending an embankment. Afterward the witness found fresh muddy footprints crossing the road and lot on the same path.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- between 7' 6" to 8" tall
- Build src
- at least 4' wide at the shoulders and narrowing at the waist
- Hair colour src
- brown and grayish tones
- Face src
- ape-like with heavy brow ridge, light-colored skin, bushy hair framing chin and face, broad bulbous nose, prominent jawline even with shoulders
- Feet src
- barefoot, exceptionally large, over 17" long and at least 5" wide, half again longer and wider than size 12 boot
- Gait src
- quickly walking, not running, bipedal with heavy slapping footfalls
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Other features src
- no appearance of neck, cream or lighter color patch on shoulders, left ear observed
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 November 2006
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| Time of day |
about 3/4 hr after sunset
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| Place |
Toutle Lake, Cowlitz County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #26567
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.30, -122.34 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 26567 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sightseeing drive and parked in observation lot
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| Witness's word for it |
something bipedial and very large
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- David W Ellis (BFRO)
Muddy footprints found moments old leading from hillside ditch across highway into lot and over retaining wall.
Measurements: spaced about 4 1/2 feet apart
Size comparison of same muddy prints using boot and stride as scale.
Measurements: over 17 inches long and at least 5 inches wide; stride at least half again 32-inch stride
The investigator held repeated calls with the witness, traced vehicle and creature paths with satellite imagery and measurements, and co-created a sketch of the face.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26567 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “a report on this site of a Family having watched a bigfoot”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “recordings by Sierra Sounds”Not in the Anomadex yet