Incident #991668
Grove City, Charlotte Cty, Florida
Jun 1976
Account
Robert and Ralph Platt and Kent Hazelrigg twice reported a 7 ft. skunk ape at a fresh water pond at the end of Buck Creek in Grove City. Deputy Tom or Carl Williams attended and had his spotlight on the creature, but did not get a close look. It was hunched over by the pond when he first saw it, and appeared to be drinking, but turned around and lumbered into the woods. Not clear if Williams saw it move bipedally. The boys said it was about 7 feet tall. News-Press said it hissed and growled, but seemen non-aggressive.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 15 1976
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- midnight
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Charlotte Cty
- Nearest Town
- Grove City
- Latitude
- 2656
- Longitude
- 8220
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 4
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- pondýcreek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- spotlight
Source
- Source
- Sarasota, FL, Journal, Mar. 3, 1977, and Punta Gorda, FL, Daily Herald, June, 1976 amd Fort Meyers News Press, Jun. 19, 1976, quoting Charlotte County deputy Williams, and teenagers Robert and Ralph Platt and Kent Hazelrigg. One paper calls Williams Tom, another Carl.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- very stooped
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- other
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýwalked awayýentered woods
- Arms Used
- other
- Sound
- growlýother
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- drink
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- come to see