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Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1977)

summer of 77 Washington

Account

At age ten the guest was on a ferry from Seattle to Victoria crossing Admiralty Inlet. Passengers noticed a large black figure swimming in the wake toward Whidbey Island with plainly visible arms. Another passenger suggested it was a Bigfoot, which prompted the guest's later interest.

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
big
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
arms plainly visible
Other features src
swimming towards Whidbey Island

Facts & provenance

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Date
summer of 77
Place
Washington
Map point
47.6062, -122.3321 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Seattle'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Seattle', King)
Account type
First-hand
Figures reported
1
Witness was
riding a ferry on observation deck
Witness's word for it
big black man
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2014-07-29 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:50:06 (account ends about 0:54:03) Hash 5907cfdecbe9
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)