Claimed encounters in Crawford County, Illinois

4 entries reported in Crawford County, Illinois, 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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3 March 2014 Landes, Crawford County, Illinois Class B #44645

Motorist has possible daylight sighting near Embarras River

[name withheld] witness and a companion were driving slowly toward a river fishing area in [name withheld] early afternoon when a dark, bulky, very hairy animal appeared in front of them. It first moved fast on all fours toward [name withheld] treeline, then turned, stood and walked briefly on two legs showing white and brown coloration, and disappeared into brush after looking back.

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January 2007 Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois Class B #33426

Possible footprints found northwest of Robinson

About four years ago in winter, the witness found about eight large footprints in fresh snow near the driveway leading from the road toward a pond fence where they stopped. The witness tried to follow the trail but found no further prints beyond the fence. The night before the discovery, the witness's dog had run toward the end of the driveway acting aggressive, but the witness saw and heard nothing when checking.

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12 July 2002 Chauncey, Crawford County, Illinois Class B #44644

Memory told of a daylight sighting near Chauncey

The witness was swimming and having lunch with a companion, a child, and a dog at a secluded river sandbar on a hot summer day. When the dog became agitated, she went to check near the parked truck and saw a tall thin dark figure moving through brush about 20 yards away. She was startled, told her companion it was a Sasquatch, and they left.

Full-body sighting
The night before I found the footprints near our driveway Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois Related account #33426

Sasquatch sighting near Robinson, Illinois

The night before the tracks were found, the witness heard the dog run toward the end of the driveway acting as if wanting to attack something, but the witness saw and heard nothing when checking.