Incident #991691
Punta Gorda, Lee Cty, Florida
Jun 1977
Account
Jim Spink spent seven years looking for skunk apes after he found a 14-inch footprint in 1973 on a wooded, island-like peninsula at the mouth of the Peace River. In 1977, lying in a hole in the middle of a grove of trees, he looked up and saw one silhouetted against the light skies. He also got a photo of sorts, apparently from a heat-triggered camera, in June, 1980. It doesn't show anything recognizable.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Lee Cty
- Nearest Town
- Punta Gorda
- Latitude
- 2648
- Longitude
- 8210
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- camp
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- ocean
Source
- Source
- Miami, FL, Herald, Nov. 7 1980, quoting Jim Spink, 34, North Miami, FL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5-6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Hair Longer on
- head
- Later Movement
- fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- stayed still