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Bigfoot sighting near La Grande, Oregon

1969 · La Grande, Oregon, United States

During a 1969 family camping trip on the Grande Ronde River, Oregon, the witness heard screams, calls and loud branch-breaking up the river at night and did not see the source.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Man recounts nocturnal "cougar monkey" screams, commotion on family camping trip along the Grande Ronde River
Date
1969
Place
La Grande, Oregon, United States
Point
45.325, -118.088
Located within
3.5 km
Light
night
Witness was
in bed
Witnesses
1
Distance
805 m (2,640 ft)
Behaviour
vocalizing
Sounds
scream, tree break, wood knock
In the account
at camp, branches breaking, childhood memory, family lore, felt fear, likened to ape, near water, physical symptoms, reported years later, scream, told no one, woken by it, wood knock
Account
firsthand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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