Incident #991658
Captiva, Lee Cty, Florida
Aug 1975
Account
Todd and Carey Macdonald say they were chased by an ape 4.5 to 5 ft. tall, with a peaked head and small ears that ran after them upright, but sometimes went down on all fours in a crab-like manner. It had red eyes, long nails, skunk odour, big feet and fangs. Carey saw it bending over eating a small bird. It raised up and chased him down a dirt road. Others have also seen it. Shown pictures of chimps and various monkeys they say it does not resemble any of them. Apparently on Captiva Island, from later reports.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 14 1975
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Lee Cty
- Nearest Town
- Captiva
- Latitude
- 2632
- Longitude
- 8212
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Nearby Water
- ocean
Source
- Source
- Ramona Hibner quoting Mrs. John Macdonald, North Fort Myers, FL, quoting her three sons. Also Ramona interview with Todd and Carey Macdonald.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulders
- wide
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Movement
- eating
- Later Movement
- got upýchased
- Aggressive To
- observers
- Sound
- screamýgrowl
- Odour
- strong
- Eating
- small animal
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Reaction
- ran after
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside