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Sasquatch sighting near Willow Creek, California (1972)

June 1972 afternoon Willow Creek, California 4 witnesses

Account

The guest, then a teenager visiting family friends, hiked up an old logging road with his twin brother and two girls. They heard grunting and saw a tall hairy figure standing among ferns eating the tops. The group fled back to the house, and the adults later warned them not to return and turned on a tall electric fence.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
well over seven feet
Build src
real muscular, bodybuilder type, about 800 pounds
Hair colour src
dark, dark, dark brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
like a guy
Eyes src
really dark, almost black eyes
Posture src
standing

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1972
Time of day
afternoon
Place
Willow Creek, California
Map point
40.9393, -123.6411 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Willow Creek CDP (GEOID 0685642), matched from nearest town 'Willow Creek'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
4
Figures reported
1
Witness was
hiking up old logging road with group
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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