Incident #991173
Augusta, Kalamazoo Cty, Michigan
Aug 1981
Account
One of five sasquatch reports from apparently reliable witnesses on file with Bill Kosmider, Dept. of Natural Resources, Fort Custer Recreational Area. Fisherman was fishing after dark on Whitford Lake when he saw an upright creature walk into the water and begin splashing. He was "numbed with fear."
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- midnight
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Kalamazoo Cty
- Nearest Town
- Augusta
- Latitude
- 4420
- Longitude
- 8521
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- lake
Source
- Source
- Wayne King quoting Bill Kosmider (1170) quoting unnamed fisherman.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Arms Used
- other
- Water Activity
- wade in
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Action on sighting
- stayed still