Incident #1000353
Hyampom, Trinity Cty, California
May 1963
Account
Syl McCoy spent two days tracking the 16-inch track with the turned out right foot for six miles along the shore of the South Fork of the Trinity River, starting at the swinging bridge and heading Northwest. Someone else had found them. Tracks were not continuous, estimated two miles of actual tracks. Not necessarily all made in one day. Last ones found may have been made the day first were being followed. Not clear whether other witnesses took part in tracking. Trackmaker went through a variety of vegetation and at one point had to swim across the river, which is deep.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 16 1963
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1963
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Trinity Cty
- Nearest Town
- Hyampom
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 4
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 12
- Latitude
- 4038--
- Longitude
- 12330--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000349, 1000350, 1000351, 1000352, 1000361
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
Source
- Source
- Syl McCoy intv. by Jim McClarin
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- APR 70
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- APR 70
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 45
- Estimated Age
- 3
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- 3000
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- big toe far largest
- Longest Toe
- first
- Feet in Line?
- spread apart
- Direction of Travel
- Northwest
- Material Tracks Made in
- dry sand, wet sand
- Relation to Water
- in then out
- Remarks
- left foot straight, right foot turned out. Toes long and angled, sharply to the outside of the foot
Witness
- Interviewer
- Jim McClarin
- Interview date
- APRIL 7 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- come to see, sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- 6
- Other report by this witness
- 6