Incident #991649
Laurel, Sarasota Cty, Florida
1975
Account
Two girls camping in a pasture near Laurel Road scared off by large ahiry creature.
When
- Year
- 1975
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Sarasota Cty
- Nearest Town
- Laurel
- Latitude
- 2710
- Longitude
- 8227
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- meadow
- Near or/at
- camp
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Source
- Source
- Sun Coast Times, Venice, FL, Jan 17, 1976, and Yeti Newsletter, Jan. 1977, quoting two girls.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected green
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair Longer on
- head
- Later Movement
- fled
- Reaction
- fled from
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- ex fast
Witness
- Observer Was
- camping
- Action on sighting
- fled