Incident #991513
Tomahawk, Lincoln Cty, Wisconsin
early 1920's
Account
Meta Timm was picking berries in the woods behind her farm and saw what she took for a bear on the other side of the bushes. It turned to look at her and she saw it had a face almost like a man. She ran.
When
- Year
- early 1920's
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Lincoln Cty
- Nearest Town
- Tomahawk
- Latitude
- 4528
- Longitude
- 8941
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
Source
- Source
- Fritz Johnston, 1041 S. 3rd Ave., Wasau, WI, quoting his grandmother, Meta Timm.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- sitting
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned
- Eating
- berries
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- berry picking
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled