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Bigfoot sighting near Leavenworth, Washington

1948 · Leavenworth, Washington, United States

Near Leavenworth, Washington, around 1948, a hiker saw a slim, hair-covered creature squatting in a lake, which then got up and walked into woods.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Date
1948
Place
Leavenworth, Washington, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
47.924, -120.653
Located within
15 m
Witness was
hiking
Creatures
1
Distance
183 m (600 ft)
Height
1.8 m (6 ft)
Described as
slim, biped
Behaviour
crouching, walking
In the account
crouched, near water, nothing found after, reported years later, ridge or mountain, searched after, thought person first
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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