Bigfoot sighting near Lake Minnewanka, Alberta

1897 · Lake Minnewanka, Alberta, Canada

Near a temporary settlement at Lake Minnewanka in early winter 1897, dogs barked and growled, armed men fired at a creature, and it screamed and fled into the forest.

Facts

Reported as

Early Winter 1897 - Lake Minnewanka

Date

1897

Place

Lake Minnewanka, Alberta, Canada

Evidence

visual

Point

51.277, -115.174

Creatures

1

Behaviour

fleeing

Sounds

scream

Animals

dogs reacted

In the account

dog barked or chased, firearm present, fired weapon, scream, vanished

Sources

1 independent

Sources

• Kerry Clausen-Kilmury: Canada mapRead the report

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• Winter 1898 - Lake Minnewanka1898 · 3 km
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• Summer 1998 - Black Rock Mountain1998 · 8 km
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• Late Summer 1896 - Lake Minnewanka1896 · 9 km

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