Yowie sighting in New South Wales, Australia

1902 · Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

In 1904, a man riding home from Byron Bay saw a tall hairy creature standing on stones at the Belongil crossing at night; his horse bolted and he was thrown.

Facts

Reported as: Byron Bay, New South Wales 1902
Date: 1902
Place: Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Evidence: visual
Time: about 22:00, night
Witness was: horse riding
Witnesses: 1
Creatures: 1
Height: 2.3 m (8 ft)
Behaviour: approaching, standing
Animals: horses reacted
In the account: felt fear, followed or paced, horses spooked, likened to ape, near water, no neck, repeat location, reported years later, very tall, witness fled
Account: secondhand
Sources: 1 independent

Sources

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