Yowie sighting in Cooma, New South Wales

Aug 1976 · Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

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Newspapers in 1976 reported large man-like footprints in snow and a farmyard near Cooma, NSW; a visitors centre check found no Yowie reports.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as: Cooma, New South Wales 1976
Date: Aug 1976
Place: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Evidence: visual
Point: -36.236, 149.126
Located within: 8.8 km
Height: 2.2 m (7 ft)
Recorded: photo
In the account: farm or orchard, footprints found, near home, photo taken, snow on ground, very tall
Account: news report
Sources: 1 independent

Sources

Yowie (AYR)Read the report

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