Incident #991590
Davie, Broward Cty, Florida
1969
Account
Charles Robertson was hunting in an abandoned guava orchard off Hwy 84 near the county landfill when he smelled a putrid odour, heard a crackling in the brush and turned to see a huge black creature, towering head and shoulders over his 6 feet, that had risen out of a pile of bursh and was glaring at him. It made what he considered a menacing gesture with one arm, and he dropped his shotgun and ran. He reported to police and Ben Tenny went to investigate. He found tracks leading toa nearby canal.
When
- Year
- 1969
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Broward Cty
- Nearest Town
- Davie
- Latitude
- 2603
- Longitude
- 8013
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- orchard
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- canal
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Deane E. Bostick in True Detective, 1976, quoting Charles Robertson, Davie, FL, and Detective Ben Tenny, Davie police dept.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Expression
- angry
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýmade a noiseýgestured
- Arms Action
- gesturing
- Arms Used
- other
- Sound
- growl
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- watched
- Use of Water
- escape
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Tracks Came From
- orchard
- Tracks Went to
- water
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled