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Bigfoot sighting near Nahanni River Valley, Northwest Territories

1879 · Nahanni River Valley, Northwest Territories, Canada

In 1879 a prospecting party with Inuit guides saw a tall black-haired creature by the Nahanni River that waved a club, was fired on and fled, then was seen climbing a cliff the next day.

Facts

Reported as
1879 - Nahanni River Valley
Date
1879
Place
Nahanni River Valley, Northwest Territories, Canada
Evidence
visual
Point
61.229, -124.080
Witness was
other
Creatures
1
Height
3.0 m (10 ft)
Described as
black hair
Behaviour
aggressive display, carrying, climbing, fleeing, vocalizing, walking
Sounds
growl, howl
In the account
bluff charge, carried something, climbed, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, growl, howl, indigenous lore, near water, repeat location, very tall
Account
secondhand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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