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Bigfoot sighting in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Oct 1976 · Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

A witness, about 16 at the time, saw a massive short-haired figure standing by a baseball backstop at Yellowquill School in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, around 10 PM in late 1976.

Facts

Reported as
Boy sneaks up on huge "man" at edge of playground at night
Date
Oct 1976
Place
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Evidence
visual
Point
49.972, -98.289
Located within
4.8 km
Time
about 22:00, night
Witness was
walking
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
100 m (328 ft)
Height
3.5 m (11 ft)
Described as
massive, short length
Behaviour
standing
In the account
broad shoulders, conical head, felt fear, long arms, near home, near water, reported years later, thought person first, told no one, very tall, windy, witness fled
Account
firsthand
Sources
6 independent

Sources

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