Incident #991498
Timber Lake, Dewey Cty, South Dakota
Oct 1977
Account
Albert and Deleen Kougl were awakened by a strange cry, and heard something thump on their mobile home. Next day Sheriff Ted Schweitzer found two tracks there, one clear, which he photogrphed and cast, the other in grass.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 29 1977
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- South Dakota
- County
- Dewey Cty
- Nearest Town
- Timber Lake
- Latitude
- 4526
- Longitude
- 10104
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 3
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Source
- Source
- Minnesota Archaeologist, Mayaa, 1978, quoting Timber Lakes, SD, Topic, Nov. 3, 1977, quoting Albert and Deleen Kougl and Sheriff Ted Schweitzer.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 5.0
- Number of Tracks
- 2
- Track Condition
- good
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- come to see