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Sasquatch sighting in West Virginia (1998)

1998–1999 near end of day West Virginia 3 witnesses

Account

Three teenagers were fishing and cooling off in a creek when something crashed down the steep hillside, threw a rock between them and screamed and roared. They scrambled to the bank and saw a large hairy human-like creature at close range making a display, tearing up ground and showing its teeth. They fled, leaving all their gear, and never returned.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
over 6 feet
Build src
400 or 500 pounds, barrel stomach
Hair colour src
pitch black
Hair length src
longer on arms and legs, shorter on waist
Face src
no hair on face, squared lower jaw, large brow
Eyes src
huge, deep, black holes with no whites
Arms src
stretched way out wide
Gait src
lunged then slid on all fours
Posture src
upright but stooped, arms out wide
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
upturned nose with huge nostrils, large canines described as fangs

Facts & provenance

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Date
1998–1999
Time of day
near end of day
Place
West Virginia
Map point
37.9432, -80.6773 (± 20 km)
USGS GNIS stream 'Little Clear Creek', Greenbrier, matched from place name 'Little Clear Creek'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
3
Figures reported
1
Witness was
fishing and cooling off in creek water
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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