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Bigfoot sighting near Follets, Iowa
22 Oct 2006 · Follets, Iowa, United States
Fishing on the Wapsipinicon River near Follets, Iowa, a witness saw a large hairy figure across the river at night in October 2006 that vanished when lit by flashlight.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Nightime sighting by fisherman on Wapsipinicon River 11 miles SW of Clinton
- Date
- 22 Oct 2006
- Place
- Follets, Iowa, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 41.740, -90.358
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 30 m (100 ft)
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- massive
- Behaviour
- fleeing
- Animals
- wildlife silent
- In the account
- campfire, family lore, flashlight, fog, food source nearby, near water, repeat location, vanished, very tall
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- ManganiRead the report
Nearby sightings
- Photos taken of possible footprints found on rural property near Albany
- Campers hear loud scream at close range near Wapsipinicon River
- Creature seen at a flooded rock quarry near Hampton
- Man recalls observing possible tracks and being screamed at on his paper route in Eldridge
- Memory told of a daylight sighting as a youth near Fenton
- Man has early morning encounter while returning from fishing.
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