Yowie sighting near Sawpit Gully, Victoria
1988 · Sawpit Gully (Mansfield). Bridge Creek (Mansfield). Victoria, Australia
On an afternoon trail ride at Sawpit Gully, a riding instructor saw a long black-haired head and shoulders in bushes about 25 m away, which then ducked out of view.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Mansfield, Victoria 1988
- Date
- 1988
- Place
- Sawpit Gully (Mansfield). Bridge Creek (Mansfield). Victoria, Australia
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- -37.675, 145.147
- Located within
- 3.0 km
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- horse riding
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Height
- 1.8 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- black hair, long length
- Behaviour
- hiding, watching
- In the account
- bare face, face seen, felt watched, human like face, likened to ape, looked at witness, on trail, ridge or mountain, vanished
- Tracks
- 36 cm (14.0 in) long, 4 toes
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 1 independent
Sources
- Yowie (AYR)Read the report
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- Sherbrooke Forest, Victoria 1970
- 2011 - Yarra Valley Vic
- Healesville, Victoria 2013
- 1982 - Macclesfield VIC 3782
- Macclesfield, Victoria 1982
- Toolangi, Victoria 1984
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