Incident #991205
Emmaville, Hubbard Cty, Minnesota
Date unknown
Account
Group of Boy Scouts canoeing on Mantrap Lake in northern Minnesota saw a 7-ft creature come out of the woods, walk down to the shore and drink directly from the lake "like a workhorse on a hot day." They stopped paddling to watch. It would look up at them, then drink some more. Very broad, covered with long black hair. Features covered with hair but were human.
When
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Minnesota
- County
- Hubbard Cty
- Nearest Town
- Emmaville
- Latitude
- 4704
- Longitude
- 9459
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- many
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Eric Norman's book The Abominable Snowman, quoting letter from scoutmaster, E.G.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulders
- wide
- Expression
- none
- Torso Front
- very wide
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- got downýpicked something upýgot up
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- watched
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- drink
- Additional Movement
- turned aroundýwalked awayýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- row/paddling
- Action on sighting
- stayed stillýstudied