Incident #1000624
South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado Cty, California
Oct 1990
Account
Tim Olson wrote that Jeff Seavy and a friend were deer hunting in the Reubacon area of the Desolation Wilderness, 1 1/2 days ride from a base camp at Wrights Lake, when the;y topped a small hill and saw a dark figure bending over drinking from a stream. It stood up on two legs, turned and faced them, then screamed, turned and entered the woods. Est. height 7 1/2 to 8 feet, dark brown, took long strides.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1990
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- El Dorado Cty
- Nearest Town
- South Lake Tahoe
- Direction from Town
- West Southwest
- Population of Town
- 20000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 80
- Latitude
- 385---
- Longitude
- 1201---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- stream
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Cover
- spotty
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- The Sasquatch Report, Oct 1991, Tim Olson quoting
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- 1991
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1991
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Movement
- drinking
- Later Movement
- got up, watched observer
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Sound
- scream
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- water
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- drink
- Additional Movement
- made a noise, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting, horseback
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2