Claimed encounters in Broward County, Florida
9 entries reported in Broward County, Florida, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Foot steps heard while walking on trail at night
In the spring of 1994 the witness was camping with friends and walked alone on a trail around 1 a.m. He heard footsteps keeping parallel in dense brush to his right and judged from the stepping pattern that it was walking on two feet. Frightened as the sounds moved closer, he returned to camp, woke friends, and went back to search but found nothing.
Man describes teenage incident -- possible intimidation approach at 2 AM in Coral Springs, at the edge of the Everglades
Three children were camping in a tent in a backyard near a canal when they heard loud dumpster noises and deep grunting from across the canal. They then heard heavy footsteps approaching and a large splash about 50 yards away as something appeared to enter the canal toward them. They fled screaming to the house, and the adult found the tent leveled, moved from its stakes, and covered in water and mud.
a sighting by a group of boys along a canal, a mile or so north of South New River.
Around 1980-81 the witness was hiking with two companions in an overgrown pasture and smelled a strong stench in an abandoned trailer. Later near a forked canal, the witness saw a brownish entity with a humanoid head across the canal that raised its arms as they approached. The group was frightened, ran home, and did not return for years.
Two witnesses observed a large, black-brown human-like form between Wiles Rd. and Sample Rd
The witness and a relative were playing in a vacant lot across a narrow canal from a wooded area with a dirt-bike trail. They heard grunting and movement in bushes beside a large tree and saw a large black-brown human-like figure near the tree. The figure reportedly snapped a thick branch at its base with ease, then ran into the woods knocking down small trees.
Years of South Florida Skunk Ape stories supported by witness accounts and newspaper articles
In July 1974 the witness and his older cousin were staying overnight in a relative's sitting room in southern Florida. Late at night under floodlights they watched a tall hairy biped outside the picture window scream, then walk around the property while they followed it from window to window. They saw it eat a watermelon with both hands and scoop water to drink before leaving on a wooded trail.
Odor near Davie, Florida
On another night the witness and his cousin smelled a strong skunk-like odor in the house that relatives attributed to the creature.
Sasquatch sighting near Coral Springs, Florida
For several days, a strange prowler was reportedly seen running between houses and possibly looking into windows.
Property disturbance near Coral Springs, Florida
Area residents reported pets disappearing overnight from inside fenced yards during the weeks of fires.
Sasquatch sighting near Coconut Creek/Coral Springs, Florida
A relative and a friend reportedly saw a standing figure at a trail intersection at night that reached out toward them before they fled.