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Bigfoot sighting near Cobalt, Ontario

23 Jul 1923 · Cobalt, Ontario, Canada

Two prospectors working mining claims near Cobalt in 1923 saw a hairy creature; it stood up, growled, and ran off after one of them threw a stone at it.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
July 27, 1923 - Cobalt
Date
23 Jul 1923
Place
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Evidence
visual, vocal
Point
47.425, -79.675
Located within
926 m
Witness was
other
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Described as
mixed hair
Behaviour
fleeing, standing, vocalizing
Sounds
growl
In the account
food source nearby, growl, likened to ape, repeat location, ruled out bear, thought bear first
Account
news report
Sources
4 independent

Sources

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