Incident #1000338
Weitchpec, Humboldt Cty, California
Jun 1960
Account
Dr. Charles Johnston and family were camped on the Klamath River a half mile South of Bluff Creek, sleeping in the open without tents. In the morning 16-inch tracks with a 42-inch stride crossed the sand through their camp. Tracks were also found on the far bank of the river, which is 75 feet wide, swift and deep at that point. Bob Titmus was notified and investigated at the time. "Creature" form entered to cover information about swimming river.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 19 1960
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Weitchpec
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 4
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 3
- Latitude
- 411306
- Longitude
- 1233849
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- crossing
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, shore
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Bob Titmus intv. by John Green. Also Humboldt Stan
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 70
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- JUL 70
- Incident type
- 2
Creature description
- Reaction
- approached
- Water Activity
- swimming
- Use of Water
- travel
- Water Depth
- near shore deep
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 42
- Estimated Age
- 4
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 12
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- South
- Material Tracks Made in
- dry sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Trackmaker attracted by
- human activity
- Remarks
- No detail of relationship of tracks to river, but to be on both sides it must have crossed.
Witness 1
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 27 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- come to see
- Track witnesses
- several
- Other report by this witness
- 22
Witness 2
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Track witnesses
- several