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Bigfoot sighting near Carthage, Texas
15 Apr 1988 · Carthage, Texas, United States
A 16-year-old fisherman at a Sabine River camp in Panola County, Texas, saw a tall dark mud-covered figure stand upright at night, heard it moan, and found five-toed tracks next day.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- On Sabine River, young fisherman has late night encounter.
- Date
- 15 Apr 1988
- Place
- Carthage, Texas, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 32.011, -94.143
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 46 m (150 ft)
- Height
- 2.0 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- fleeing, standing, vocalizing
- Sounds
- footsteps, moan
- In the account
- alone, at camp, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, flashlight, food source nearby, footprints found, logging area, near water, swamp or marsh, thought person first, very tall, walked upright, witness yelled
- Tracks
- 5 toes
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- NAWACRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Daytime Sighting of Large Primate Creature Near Sabine River
- East Texas (RT Report)
- Hog hunter watches bigfoot kill hog in Sabine River bottoms.
- Hunting party loses bagged deer to unknown predator.
- Deer hunter has interesting encounter on hunting lease in Sabine River bottoms.
- Bigfoot sighting in Texas, United States
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