Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1975)
Account
The witness relayed his father's account from when his father and his father's friend were teenagers camping at Happy Lake. From a ridge they saw a huge black thing crouching by the lake that stood up and walked into the tree line. For years they told themselves it was a bear standing and walking.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- black
- Gait src
- walked into woods on two legs
- Posture src
- crouching then stood up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1975–1984
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|---|---|
| Place |
Washington
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| Map point |
48.01, -123.69 (± 10 km)
Show's sighting map pin 'Happy Lake', matched to this account (score 0.8)
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping and hiking, overlooking lake
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| Witness's word for it |
huge black thing
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 918 Podcast Interview
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference