Incident #1000775
Marietta, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Sep 1970
Account
Fishing with a net on the Nooksack River, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brudeveld saw a large, heavy, black animal standing knee deep in the water. It slipped under and he believes it swam away under water. Later he found tracks at about the same place on a sandbar, coming from and returning to the water. Hank Martin was said to have seen a sasquatch at the same place earlier in the day.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 15 1970
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Marietta
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 484655
- Longitude
- 1223515
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- shore
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000736, 1000773, 1000782
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- river
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- deciduous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- soft vegetation
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Joe Brudevold intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUN 05 1970
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eye shape
- slit
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Length
- short
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Back of Head
- sloped to shoulder
- Forehead
- none
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- small nose
- Nostrils
- No
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Lips
- full
- Mouth Size
- large
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Buttocks
- massive
- Legs
- long
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- long
- Spine
- flat
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got down, disappeared
- Arms Action
- folded
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- fish
- Water Activity
- dive in, swim underwater
- Water Depth
- near shore shallow
- Genitals
- not visible
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 13.5
- Average Depth
- 2.00
- Heel
- 2.00
- Ball
- 3.00
- Toes
- 2.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 2.00
- Observer Weight
- 250
- Stride in Inches Average
- 45
- Estimated Age
- 6
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 150
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Track Drag or Slide
- drag of toes
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Pattern of walk
- toe out
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Direction of Travel
- forth and back
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
- Relation to Water
- out then in
- Tracks Came From
- water
- Tracks Went to
- water
- Trackmaker attracted by
- fish
- Remarks
- Every second track of the right foot toed out about 45 degrees.
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUN 05 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 21 to 30
- Other report by this witness
- 2