Incident #1000692
Pomeroy, Garfield Cty, Washington
1953
Account
David Strevy, about 9, was sleeping in the bed of a truck with an older brother while family was camping at Teals Forest Camp in the Blue Mountains above Pomeroy. One morning the truck began to shake and he got up and saw what he took to be a bear running off on its hind legs.
When
- Year
- 1953
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Garfield Cty
- Nearest Town
- Pomeroy
- Direction from Town
- South
- Population of Town
- 100
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- occupied machine
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- David B. Strevy, writing in Bigfoot Co-op, Feb. 19
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1987
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Used
- for shaking
- Object Handled
- vehicle
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- slight
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- under 10