Incident #1000590
Placerville, El Dorado Cty, California
Oct 1976
Account
Floyd St. Germain had separated from his two companions while exploring the bank of the American River near Slab Creek. He told Barbara Slate that he saw a 7-8 foot creature covered with dark hair, with arms dangling below knees, and was so frightened he jumped in the river, which carried him away. His two companions found him standing on the riveside road and later he collapsed and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 23 1976
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- El Dorado Cty
- Nearest Town
- Placerville
- Direction from Town
- East Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 16
- Population of Town
- 6000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 18
- Latitude
- 384652
- Longitude
- 12040--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, shore
- Exact Terrain
- valley bottom
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Placerville, Cal., Mountain Democrat, Oct 28, 1976
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1976
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
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- Jwg file date
- 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Arms
- long
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Barbara Ann Slate
- Interview date
- NOV 1976
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20