Incident #991693
Tavernier, Monroe Cty, Florida
Jul 1977
Account
Charlie and Charlie Stoeckman were hunting for rare bottles on Key Largo when they saw something dark and hairy ahead in the mangroves. It stayed still, they backed off and it went crashing off in the otheer direction, crying in a high-pitched voice like the bark of a dolphin. First of at least three sightings.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 14 1977
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Monroe Cty
- Nearest Town
- Tavernier
- Latitude
- 2501
- Longitude
- 8031
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Nearby Water
- swampýocean
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Marathon, FL, Florida Keys Keynoter, Jul. 1977 and Aug. 11, 1977, and Miami, FL, Herald, July 26, 1977, quoting Charles Stoeckman Tavernier, FL, and son Charlie, 13. Also Hollywood, FL, Star, Sep. 6, 1977. Charlie, 13
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fledýmade a noise
- Sound
- squeal
- Odour
- strong
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly