Incident #991611
Immokalee, Collier Cty, Florida
Jul 1973
Account
Terrance Craigsmith and his father, in truck, thought they saw a man fishing, stopped and approached, asking if he was catching anything. The 'man' raised up, 7 to 8 feet tall, ran towards them. They fled, dropping their rifles, going opposite directions. It ran between them, jumped over the cab of their truck and went into the swamp. They notified Immokalee police, who found and cast 15-inch footprints.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Collier Cty
- Nearest Town
- Immokalee
- Latitude
- 2625
- Longitude
- 8128
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- road
- Super Human Action
- Jumpedover cab of truck.
- Tracks
- found later
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- lake
Source
- Source
- Ramona Hibner letter quoting Terrance Craigsmith, Nobleton, FL
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on chest
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- approachedýjumpedýran
- Reaction
- fled from
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Number of Toes
- 5
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truckýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled