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Bigfoot sighting near Pembroke, Ontario
1 Aug 1883 · Prettis Island near Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Two raftsmen near Pembroke, Ontario, saw an eight-foot hairy wild man on Prettis Island at about 3 pm in 1883; it hurled a stone tomahawk that struck one in the arm.
Facts
- Reported as
- August 1, 1883 - Prettis Island near Pembroke
- Date
- 1 Aug 1883
- Place
- Prettis Island near Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 45.043, -76.179
- Time
- about 15:00, daylight
- Witness was
- searching for bigfoot
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- black hair
- Behaviour
- approaching, fleeing, throwing, vocalizing
- In the account
- bare face, carried something, face seen, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, followed or paced, likened to ape, near water, repeat location, threw sticks, touched witness, very tall, witness fled
- Account
- news report
- Sources
- 1 independent
Sources
- Kerry Clausen-Kilmury: Canada mapRead the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible daytime sighting by boaters and day prior by morning walker between Perth and Westport
- Possible tracks found near cabin at Otter Lake
- Possible sighting by two brothers in the Dunrobin area west of Ottowa
- Witnesses see a large, black, hairy creature standing upright only 30 feet from them.
- Possible wood knock responses heard near Westport
- Daytime sighting behind a cabin near Westport
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