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Bigfoot sighting near Yale, British Columbia

Jun 1884 · Yale, British Columbia, Canada

In June 1884, a train crew near Yale, British Columbia reportedly captured a creature beside the track after it climbed a bluff; a newspaper dismissed the account as a hoax.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Date
Jun 1884
Place
Yale, British Columbia, Canada
Evidence
visual, vocal
Point
49.842, -121.458
Located within
926 m
Witness was
other
Creatures
1
Height
1.4 m (5 ft)
Described as
heavy, short length
Behaviour
climbing, vocalizing
In the account
cave or rocks, climbed, corridor, family lore, in vehicle, indigenous lore, injured, likened to ape, reported years later, stopped vehicle, thought person first
Account
news report
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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