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31 July 2008 Corbett/Aims, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #24318

Motorist sees a roadside creature run uphill into the forest near the Sandy River

A driver rounding an uphill hairpin turn noticed a tall hairy human-like figure standing behind trees on the hillside above the road. The figure turned and ran uphill through steep brush with remarkable speed and disappeared within seconds. The driver called a relative, returned to the site, spoke with officers there, and later documented the area on video.

Partial sighting
October 2002 Corbett/Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Class B #5053

Possible bigfoot encounter changes a mischievous teenager's plan

Two companions got out of a car by woods to take a road sign when the reporter heard a low growl. Both then heard a loud unfamiliar shriek followed by something crashing through brush. They ran back to the car and left without seeing anything.

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July 1995 Cascade Locks, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #109

Union Pacific Railway Conductor Observes Great Ape on Railroad Trackbed

The witness was serving as a conductor on a westbound freight train at daybreak near milepost 36. As the train rounded a curve, the crew noticed a dark, hairy figure sitting between the rails. After the whistle was blown, the figure stood up and ran on two legs into nearby trees and brush with its long arms swinging, and could not be relocated.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1994 Rock Creek Community, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #531

Woman witnesses large, hairy man-like creature outside home

The witness was talking on the phone in the kitchen in the afternoon and looked across the creek at a forested hillside after the dogs barked. She watched a tall, hairy, ape-like figure moving through the bushes for about two minutes while describing it to her sister on the phone. The figure then disappeared and was not seen again.

Partial sighting
July 1970 Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Class B #13037

Possible nest nest and food remains found by retired soldier near the Sandy River

In mid-summer 1970 the witness was driving along the Sandy River looking for a place to target shoot when he found saplings snapped off with the tops formed into a large bedding area. Nearby were several freshly gutted rabbits, a death-like smell, and unusually silent woods. He left to find a ranger station and returned with a ranger who photographed the site, after which both described themselves as becoming believers.

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that winter in a snowstorm Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Related account #7789

Sasquatch sighting near Troutdale, Oregon

During a winter snowstorm two students came inside frightened after being outside, and the witness went alone onto the snow-covered football field but felt unable to move forward past a line near the training stations.

BFRO YEAR: 1979-80 Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #7789

Members of Job Corps group have several encounters

Late at night a group gathered above the football field during foggy full-moon conditions. The group noticed a large shadowy bipedal form at a distance that appeared and disappeared in moving fog. Some members started toward it before it vanished in the fog, and the witness reported feeling unable to advance beyond a point. An odor was noted in connection with the sighting.

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several time since Corbett/Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Related account #5053

Sasquatch sighting near Corbett/Troutdale, Oregon

The witnesses returned to the site several times afterward without seeing or hearing anything significant.