Bigfoot sighting near Shaver Lake, California
14 Jul 2006 · Shaver Lake, California, United States
Hikers in the John Muir Wilderness near Hobler Lake saw a biped figure about 2.3 m tall follow them from dusk into night, on July 14, 2006.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Hikers describe possible stalking and vocalizations the John Muir Wilderness
- Date
- 14 Jul 2006
- Place
- Shaver Lake, California, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.130, -118.939
- Located within
- 927 m
- Time
- about 18:00, night
- Witness was
- backpacking
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Duration
- 60 min
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- reddish hair, long length, biped
- Behaviour
- standing, walking, watching
- In the account
- branches breaking, broad shoulders, firearm present, flashlight, followed or paced, long arms, looked at witness, no neck, only silhouette, peeked, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, silent movement, thought bear first, very tall, walked upright, witness froze
- 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
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- Teenager hears unusual daytime vocalization near Courtright Reservoir
- Two campers find a 17 inch footprint near their camp
- Camper hears nightime vocalizations near Florence Lake
- Witness heard a large animal moving in the forest
- Possible sighting and howls heard by deer hunters in John Muir Wilderness
- Campers hear strange late night sounds near Florence Lake
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