Incident #1001431
Elma, Grays Harbor Cty, Washington
Aug 1995
Account
Sisters of Shannon Baker had found a place just East of Elma, on Keys Rd., beside the Chehalis River, where there were many blackberries, but an oppressive atmosphere. Shannon and her husband and one sister went there the next night and heard big rocks being thrown in the river. On other visits something mimicked a whistle, large rocks were heard being banged together, and there were movements in the woods, but nothing was seen. Finally Shannon's younger sister, at sunset, saw a large black object that had been stationary on a gravel bar in the river suddenly stand up and take three quick steps into the woods. It was on two legs, seemed hunched over, had no neck, massive shoulders and seemed impossibly bulky. Also very fast.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1995
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Grays Harbor Cty
- Nearest Town
- Elma
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.2
- Latitude
- 4659--
- Longitude
- 12325--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- sandbar
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
- Exact Terrain
- river
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
- Variety
- blackberries
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Shannon Baker
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- DEC 15 19998
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1998
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- very wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up, ran, entered woods
- Running Speed
- fast
- Arms Used
- for throwing, other
- Object Handled
- rock
- Sound
- whistle
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Describe Unsual
- Whatever threw large rocks in the river, banged rocks together and imitated a whistle is presumed to be the creature that was seen, but it was not seen doing it. Rock banging sometimes seemed to be on one side of the river then answered on the other.
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Shannon Baker interviewing her younger sister
- Interview date
- 1995
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- a long way
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1