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11 November 2024 Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina Class A #77862

Sasquatch sighting near Pomaria, South Carolina (2024)

The witness was deer hunting from a ground blind at daybreak when a loud grunt and stomp were heard from behind. Turning, the witness saw a tall brown hair-covered human-like figure in brush nearby. The two observed each other for about 30 seconds before the figure turned and walked away.

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10 February 2023 Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Class A #75643

Repeat visits to rural home 40 miles east of Greenville, on north side of Union

The witness was lying in bed and looked up through a gap above the air conditioner in the bedroom window. In the yard light glow they saw a large dark head with a black face looking down at them. The head stared for several seconds, turned away briefly as if distracted, then looked back. Frightened, the witness turned away, asked it to leave, and did not look back.

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2 August 2022 Hunting Island State Park, Beaufort County, South Carolina Class A #74788

Sasquatch sighting near Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina (2022)

Three occupants of a car leaving the lighthouse area reported seeing a hairy biped at close range in daylight. The figure was directly in front of the vehicle on the exit road and moved quickly left into dense forest, with only its lower torso visible. The witnesses stopped immediately and later reported the incident to park staff.

Partial sighting
April 2007 Little River, Horry County, South Carolina Class B #18902

Possible evening sighting by pedestrian on the outskirts of Little River and N. Myrtle Beach

About two weeks before reporting, the witness was walking along Highway 17 at night to and from a store. On the return trip beside a wooded creek, something moved through the brush and seemed to follow, stopping when the witness stopped. In a partially lit spot at the woods edge the witness saw a reddish, long-haired, ape-like creature squatting with its long arms forward.

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March 2006 Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina Class A #14154

Night time sighting by motorist near Hartsville

The witness was driving home from work in the early morning when a large upright shape appeared in the opposite lane. Slowing for what was thought to be a deer, the witness realized at close range it was very tall, man-like with arms, and covered in light-colored hair. As the van passed, the creature appeared to lunge toward the vehicle with its shoulders above the van roof, and the witness sped away frightened.

Partial sighting
May 2005 South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (2005)

A road crew came to the guest's door angry, saying a man in a black gorilla costume had thrown rocks at them from the woods behind an old barn and run toward his house. They searched his house and saw he was cooking and not sweaty, then left the area shaken.

Partial sightingRock throwing
end of summer South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (2005)

At night the guest saw a face in the living room window reflection with bared teeth and darting eyes that exhaled and fogged the glass. It left the porch with loud footsteps and slapped windows at the back of the house. The guest armed himself with a rifle, stayed in the hallway all night, and moved out the next morning.

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summer of 2004 Oconee County, South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/31/sc-ep131-the-sasquatch-property

Sasquatch sighting near Oconee County (2004)

After returning late from out-of-town work in summer, the witness received a neighbor call about a large black figure behind the house. Grabbing a handgun, the witness ran around the house and saw a furry massive figure moving through bushes. A running chase followed across fences, a ravine, garden and barn path to a creek and hill, where the figure pulled away uphill and vanished.

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September 1998 Mullins, Horry County, South Carolina Class A #23314

Late night roadside sighting by motorist on Hwy. 917 south of Mullins

The witness was driving home late at night in September 1998 when they noticed an animal in a roadside ditch near a river. Believing at first it was a dog possibly feeding on roadkill, they slowed as it turned, pushed itself up with its arms, and began to stand. They described an ape-like, fur-covered creature with a bare orangutan-like face, broad chest, and very long arms, and continued past without stopping.

Partial sighting
1995–2004 South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/31/sc-ep131-the-sasquatch-property

Rock throwing in South Carolina (1995)

While fishing alone from a boat in a cove in darkness, something struck the boat motor like a rock and splashed. The witness turned to see a large figure moving on the distant bank, possibly the thrower, but could not prove its identity.

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Summer 1981 PICKENS, Pickens County, South Carolina Class A #16962

Possible early morning sighting along country road near Pickens

Around mid-summer 1981, the witness was riding a bicycle home in the early morning hours ahead of a companion. Near an intersection he looked back and saw a whitish object moving quickly from one side of a barbed-wire fence to the other into woods, knocking branches aside. He did not get a clear view and first thought of a horse, but on revisiting the site the next day concluded a horse could not have moved that way through the dense cover.

Partial sighting
1978 South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/03/show-notes-with-shannon-jesus-payan

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (1978)

The caller says at fourteen while deer hunting he waited alone on a riverbank in fog. Something came out of the river about fifty feet away, walked upright and dark like a bear but with rounded primate ears. It moved branches with a hand, sniffed his incoming trail, then angled off. He was terrified and did not tell his father for years.

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18 July 1968 Chesnee, S.C., Spartanburg County, South Carolina Class B #13674

Sightings around a property near Chesnee

The witness and three young companions were swimming at a creek when the companions ran past telling the witness to run. The witness looked back and saw a large hairy figure leaning on a tree by the creek. The group fled up a steep railroad embankment, then heard something charging up behind them pushing pines aside, so they escaped down the other side through briars and vines.

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A few more nights later Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Related account #75643

Sasquatch sighting near Union SC, South Carolina

A few more nights later the witness again saw the same large head looking down through the same bedroom window gap and moved to the other side of the bed.

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A few nights later Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Related account #75643

Sasquatch sighting near Union SC, South Carolina

A few nights after the first sighting the witness saw the same large head looking down through the same bedroom window gap and rolled over to look away.

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for many years Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina Related account #26029

Sasquatch sighting near Seneca, South Carolina

Other local residents reportedly saw and heard a similar creature in the same area over many years.

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BFRO YEAR: 1982 or 83 Liberty Hill, Kershaw County, South Carolina Class A #4196

Night sighting on Hwy 97, north of Liberty Hill

The witness was driving at night with a companion when an erect, hair-covered creature crossed the highway in front of the vehicle. The driver braked and alerted the companion, who saw only a brief glimpse as it entered dense woods. The driver searched the crossing point with a flashlight but found no tracks or other sign.

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when I was seven or eight Oconee County, South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/31/sc-ep131-the-sasquatch-property

Partial sighting near Oconee County

As a young child fond of ape films, the witness saw a face with outlined eyes looking in the bedroom at night. The child hid under covers and reported the next day that a film ape character had watched, which parents dismissed as imagination.

Partial sighting
Date unknown York, South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/10/show-notes-with-shannon-encounter-stories-and-open-phone-lines

Sasquatch sighting near York, South Carolina

Two men went to look for missing calves near a creek. They found cattle bones and foam on the water, then saw something hidden in a red clay bank swaying. It yelled at them and one man ran away, followed by the other.

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Date unknown South Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/NQZPbxMC39Tlwf-PX2v5G33-jlhNSUjSgIYO5AEFnrI

Cryptid sighting in South Carolina

The witness was driving home at dusk on a dark back dirt road. Oncoming headlights illuminated a hairless humanoid low in tall grass, crawling in an impossible manner. Frightened, the witness drove past, sped home, and called the fiancee who was out of state.

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