Second-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 463
Animal behaviour near Van Buren County (1980)
1980–1986
night, like ten o'clock
Van Buren County, Iowa
Account
The witness's teenage daughter waited by a parked car near the river while her brother checked traps. Car lights and flashlight malfunctioned, then something placed a very large hand on her shoulder and upper back. She screamed and ran to the house when her brother answered from down by the river.
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Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Hands src
- hand covered most of top of back
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1980–1986
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night, like ten o'clock
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| Place |
Van Buren County, Iowa
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| Map point |
40.7541, -91.9529 (± 20 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Van Buren County (GEOID 19177); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witness was |
checking traps near river at night
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| Witness's word for it |
Big Red
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 463 Podcast Interview