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August 1984 Snoqualmie Pass, King County, Washington Class B #1385

High pitched wailing scream echoed off mountainside.

Two people hiking toward Franklin Falls heard three or four loud, high-pitched wailing screams echoing off the surrounding mountainsides. Despite extensive outdoor experience in Washington, neither recognized the sound and both were badly unnerved. They turned around, returned to their car and drove away, feeling watched on the way back.

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August 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24310

Camper diverts tall creature approaching him near Puyallup

In 1983 the witness was camping and was awakened around 11 p.m. by loud screams repeated every 15-20 seconds that approached through brush. The witness then saw a tall dark shape about 7-8 feet tall striding through undergrowth and yelled, after which it veered to go around and continued on screaming. A foul odor was noticed as it passed, and broken branches were found the next morning.

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October 1982 White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #986

Hunter observes trio of animals near Nestor Peak Lookout

While hunting at dawn in the Nestor Peak area in fall 1982, the witness watched a smaller hairy biped notice him, scream and crouch to hide. A much larger similar animal then approached, touched the smaller one, and stared at the witness while breathing heavily, before the two walked uphill. A third slightly smaller animal joined them at the ridgetop and all three disappeared over the hill into the canyon.

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Fall 1981 Yelm, Thurston County, Washington Class B #1681

Young boy awakened by a loud roaring scream (Part 2)

Late at night the witness and a companion were awake talking in a house with the bedroom window open when a loud five-second scream came from a wooded hillside 100-200 yards away. The witness, claiming familiarity with local night animals, felt the sound did not resemble cougar or coyote and matched roaring screams heard in documentaries. No further screams were heard that night.

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Spring 1980 McCord AFB, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1593

Sounds heard like growling

As an eight-year-old, the witness became separated from friends while playing in the woods and walked alone down a trail. The witness smelled an indescribable odor and heard growling from thick bushes to the left, then heard a surrounding scream and ran out of the woods without looking back. Years later the witness felt the earlier growl matched a supposed Bigfoot vocalization heard in a TV documentary, but remained unsure what was encountered.

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August 1978 Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington Class B #7593

Stevenson Ridge vocalization startles father and son

The witness and the witness's father heard loud, high-pitched screams from the forest behind their house while watching television late at night in August 1978. The sound lasted about a minute and was unfamiliar to both listeners. They went onto the porch to look around but stayed near the house in the dark and saw nothing. Years later the witness felt the sound matched an alleged Bigfoot call recording played by a relative.

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9 August 1974 Granet Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #43911

Memory told of screaming creature terrifying campers at Gold Basin Campground along the Mountain Loop Highway

Four people sleeping outdoors beside a river were awakened around 2 a.m. by loud screaming from across the river. The source paced the far bank, crossed the river, snapped a fallen log, approached within 10 feet while screaming and giving off a strong odor, then recrossed the river and left up the hill over about 25 minutes. Nothing was seen because it was pitch dark.

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July 1974 Silverton, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #967

Teenage dirt bike riders hear screams

Two teenagers stopped for a few minutes by a small lake or beaver pond while riding dirt bikes on an overgrown logging road. A loud scream lasting up to 15 seconds and varying in pitch came from an opposite ridge about a mile away. Startled, they left immediately and told only immediate family members about what they heard.

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20 October 1973 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #4323

Two hunters hear nighttime vocalizations near Darrington

Two people were settling to sleep in sleeping bags at a roadside camp late at night. They heard leaves and branches breaking and screaming from all around them and smelled a strong foul odor they did not recognize. Unable to see anything in the darkness without a flashlight, they grabbed their rifles, threw their bags in the car, and left.

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August 1973 Yelm, Thurston County, Washington Class B #1680

Young boy awakened by a loud roaring scream (Part 1)

The witness was about nine years old and sleeping under an open window at a grandparent's house at night. The witness was awakened by a brief loud roaring scream described as coming from dense woods across the yard and roadway. The witness did not look out the window and no one else in the house reported hearing it.

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August 1972 Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #1612

Screams terrify campers near Mt. St. Helens

Five people were camping together at dawn when they heard rapid crashing and thrashing through nearby underbrush with snapping twigs. This was followed by a loud, high-pitched scream described as like a woman screaming, estimated to be 30-50 yards away. The group was terrified and left the area immediately.

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Summer 1970 Snoqualmie, King County, Washington Class B #1384

Vocalizations heard by hikers

In summer around 1970, the witness and a friend were walking on an old dirt road through dense forest. About 50 feet ahead they heard a loud growling and screaming sound, saw trees shaking with sunlight breaking through the canopy, and felt the ground shake. They ran about half a mile out of the woods and the witness reported it to family that evening.

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Summer 1970 Castle Rock Or Toutle, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #4669

Memory told of hearing possible vocalizations while camping at Hollywood Gorge near Castle Rock

In summer 1970, the witness and a companion were camping in a tent along logging roads when they heard loud ape-like screaming lasting many seconds. They saw a large dark silhouette about 150 feet away, shouted warnings and fired .22 rounds at it without effect. Upon approaching, they found the silhouette was an old logging stump. The witness estimated the screams came from within a few hundred yards, with no nearby houses.

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30 August 1968 Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #925

Backpacker observes a tall, early morning visitor in camp

The witness and a companion camped near a lake after the rest of their party failed to arrive. After hearing scream-like sounds earlier in the evening, the witness lay awake and watched a tall figure move behind a windbreak, squat to rummage through a pack, then stand and walk away. The witness woke the companion, who did not see the figure but both heard movement in the trees. In the morning the pack contents were scattered and only cookies were missing from their package.

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Date unknown Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Scream in Washington

The guest's parents visited a newly built house near Meridian. Loud screams approached the house until they were at the house, prompting blinds and windows to be shut. A teenage boy grabbed a shotgun to go out and the guest's father stopped him.

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Date unknown Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up

Whoop in Washington

The witness and friends go to the river at night, build a fire, and listen. They sometimes hear whoops and very loud screams.

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one night Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up

Scream in Washington

A coworker doing paperwork at night heard loud screams three times. About fifteen minutes later other coworkers said nighttime security at the amphitheater saw a big hairy figure walking away behind the fence and wanted to report it.

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Date unknown Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up

Property disturbance in Washington

The guest's cousin, a single mother living next door, said something once grabbed and shook her house on bricks. She also twice heard screaming from the field behind while coming home late.

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when he was 17 Greenwater, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/13/sc-ep49-bigfoot-encounter-stories

Sasquatch sighting near Greenwater, Washington

While on a one-day hunting trip, the witness dropped his brother off and stopped to glass a clearcut below old-growth timber about 200 yards away. Through his scope he watched a large dark hairy person-like figure turning its head and looking around. It then grabbed a branch, gave a long woman-like scream ending in a low growl, causing two orange-clad hunters on the far side to stop and leave.

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Date unknown Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/03/04/sc-ep-303-trackway-near-sunnyslope-washington

Scream in Washington

After playing a wedding, the witness drove into the mountains with a recorder and stood on a road when loud calls erupted below. A nearby deer began snorting in alarm and a large heat signature moved behind him on thermal. He backed against his vehicle ready to leave.

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