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15 April 2010 Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island Class B #30906

Early morning sighting by a motorist along Route 6 near Foster

The witness was driving east on Route 6 near the Connecticut-Rhode Island line around 2 a.m. A dark, bipedal animal crossed the road from right to left in front of the car and stepped over the guardrail in one motion. It then took a few steps down an embankment and disappeared from view. The whole encounter lasted less than 30 seconds.

Road crossingPartial sighting
October 2006 South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island Class B #16746

Possible stick formation found by hiker in the Great Swamp

The witness hiked into Great Swamp to search for bigfoot evidence. Off a side path, the witness found a young tree snapped at about six feet high and a small woven-looking stick formation nearby. Nothing else unusual was found.

Tree breakStructure or nest
15 October 1998 Glendale, Providence County, Rhode Island Class A #15923

Daylight sighting by mountain biker in Black Hut Management Area outside Glendale

The witness was mountain biking with a dog in a management area when they noticed a light-colored figure squatting with its back turned about 50 yards away near a chasm. The figure turned, stood up fairly erect, and disappeared into the woods. The witness rode to the spot but found no tracks, hair, odor, or sign of direction, and the dog did not react.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1978 Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island Class A #6643

Mother and son see sasquatch closeup from road

The witness, then a child, was riding at night in the rain with his mother looking for deer when a fallen tree blocked the narrow road. When the headlights swung toward the stump, they saw a tall pale ape-like figure standing beside it staring at them for several seconds. The mother reversed the car and drove away quickly.

Full-body sighting
September 1974 Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island Class A #6496

Bicycling student has night encounter

Late at night the witness stopped under a streetlight while biking back to school to fix a brake. He heard loud bipedal footsteps approaching, then saw a white-haired gorilla-like creature about 20-25 feet away. The creature chased him briefly, moving bipedally and on its knuckles, before stopping, swaying, and climbing over a rock wall. The witness rode to a nearby house and waited until morning.

FootstepsFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Glendale, Providence County, Rhode Island Related account #15923

Sasquatch sighting near Glendale, Rhode Island

A hunter told the witness he had once seen a white eight-foot gorilla-like creature in the same reserve.

Partial sighting