Second-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 284
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1940)
1940–1969
Washington
1 witness
Account
The guest's grandfather was hunting in heavy timber and watched what he took to be a black bear. The animal approached a log over a stream, stood on its hind legs, and walked across the log. The guest wonders if it may have been a Sasquatch rather than a bear.
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Gait src
- bipedal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1940–1969
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|---|---|
| Place |
Washington
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| Map point |
46.1912, -122.1944 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS summit 'Mount Saint Helens', Skamania, matched from place name 'Mount St. Helens'
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
a bear
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 284 Podcast Interview