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Bigfoot sighting near Thunder Bay Ontario, Manitoba

Jul 1986 ยท Deer Lake Indian Reserve - 300 air miles north of Thunder Bay Ontario, Manitoba, Canada

In July 1986 a fishing guide trolling Deer Lake, Ontario, saw a black two-legged creature over 7 ft tall run across the narrow Quick Quick passage around 7:30 pm.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Fishing Guide has sighting while trolling Deer Lake
Date
Jul 1986
Place
Deer Lake Indian Reserve - 300 air miles north of Thunder Bay Ontario, Manitoba, Canada
Evidence
visual
Point
52.837, -95.134
Time
about 19:00, daylight
Witness was
fishing
Witnesses
3
Creatures
1
Distance
32 m (105 ft)
Duration
3 s
Height
2.1 m (7 ft)
Described as
heavy, black hair, biped
Behaviour
running
Sounds
tree break
In the account
branches breaking, broad shoulders, cave or rocks, family lore, in vehicle, indigenous lore, leaped, long arms, near water, no smell noted, nothing found after, reported years later, returned to spot, ruled out bear, searched after, stopped vehicle, thought bear first, very fast, very tall, walked upright
Account
firsthand
Sources
4 independent (6 listings)

Sources

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