Incident #1001381
Echo Lake, El Dorado Cty, California
1981
Account
Bill Davis and two others went to check water supply for a cabin. In dense old growth an old tree had fallen and on the far side was a sasquatch which Bill's dog rushed. He called it back as the creature was reaching for it. The sasquatch made eye contact with Bill, turned and left rapidly with six-foot strides. Bill tried to follow but tracks not clear in sand. Creature was light brown, 7 to 9 feet tall, heavy, hair on face, especially chin.
When
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- El Dorado Cty
- Nearest Town
- Echo Lake
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 2
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 72
- Latitude
- 3848--
- Longitude
- 12001--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- tree
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- The Track Record, quoting Bill Davis
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- MAY 1996
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1996
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, fled
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Aggressive To
- dog
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Reaction
- fled from
- Describe Unsual
- The footprints were not good and could not be followed.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Probably Ray Crowe
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shouted, followed
- No of witnesses
- 3