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Bigfoot sighting near Pt Pleasant, West Virginia

20 Jan 2001 · Pt Pleasant, West Virginia, United States

Four-wheeler riders near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the afternoon in winter 2001 found large footprints by a creek; a state Department of Natural Resources visit followed, and an official said they were a black bear's.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
ATV'ers find footprints near Pt.Pleasant
Date
20 Jan 2001
Place
Pt Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
Evidence
track
Point
38.830, -82.043
Located within
3.2 km
Light
daylight
Witness was
atv or snowmobile
Witnesses
15
In the account
food present, footprints found, investigator visited, near water, nothing found after, ruled out bear, searched after, told no one
Tracks
43 cm (17.0 in) long, 18 cm (7.0 in) wide
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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