Sasquatch Map
Bigfoot sighting near Saranac Lake, New York
15 Aug 1996 · Saranac Lake NY, New York, United States
Two people fishing from a canoe at dusk on a lake near Saranac Lake, NY, saw a roughly seven-foot dark creature stand at the shoreline before it fled into the woods.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Two people in canoe see creature on shoreline
- Date
- 15 Aug 1996
- Place
- Saranac Lake NY, New York, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 44.267, -74.146
- Located within
- 62 m
- Time
- about 20:00, twilight
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 46 m (150 ft)
- Duration
- 10 s
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- crouching, fleeing, standing, watching
- In the account
- branches breaking, crouched, eyes seen, face seen, felt fear, footprints found, looked at witness, near water, ruled out bear, searched after, thought bear first, very tall, whole body turn
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Bigfoot sighting near Saranac Lake, New York
- Two separate encounters with "thing" leave three friends scared, shaken and curious.
- Possible daylight sighting in Adirondacks 15 miles NW of Lake Placid
- Camper describes morning sighting at Cascade Lake near Lake Placid
- Bigfoot sighting near Onchiota, New York
- Unusual events at remote family cabin near Keene Valley, NY
Facts and links only. Each report belongs to its witness and the site that published it; read it there.