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Bigfoot sighting near Bovey, Minnesota

1950s · Bovey, Minnesota, United States

A girl picking blueberries near dark in Bovey, Minnesota, in the mid-1950s saw a tall hairy figure crouched in a patch, which later followed her as she ran home.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Girl sees creature while picking blueberries. It follows when she screams and flees
Date
1950s
Place
Bovey, Minnesota, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
47.297, -93.419
Located within
3.2 km
Light
twilight
Witness was
other
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Behaviour
approaching, crouching, fleeing, hiding, watching
In the account
alone, bed or nest found, childhood memory, crouched, family lore, felt fear, felt watched, followed or paced, leaped, looked at witness, near water, on trail, repeat location, reported years later, searched after, silent movement, smell, swamp or marsh, thought bear first, thought person first, very tall, witness fled, witness yelled
Account
secondhand
Sources
2 independent (4 listings)

Sources

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