Bigfoot sighting near Laona/Crandon, Wisconsin
Jul 1983 · laona/crandon, Wisconsin, United States
A fisherman on Wabikon Lake at about 8 pm saw a creature about 8-9 ft tall stand up about 20 ft away in reeds, then heard it scream.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Sighting by young fisherman at dusk on Wabikon Lake
- Date
- Jul 1983
- Place
- laona/crandon, Wisconsin, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 45.563, -88.783
- Time
- about 20:00, twilight
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Duration
- 18 s
- Height
- 2.6 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- standing, vocalizing, watching
- Sounds
- scream
- In the account
- alone, face seen, human like face, looked at witness, near water, nothing found after, reported years later, returned to spot, ruled out bear, scream, smell, smell rotten, very tall, witness fled, witness froze
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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