Incident #991775
Slidell, St. Tammany Cty, Louisiana
1973
Account
Swamp guide reported boat had run over something in a bayou, causing the outboard to kick up. Looking back they saw coming out of the water a black animal, about 5 feet, that went up the bank and ran into the swamp on two legs. There were fairly large tracks found with five webbed toes. Location given as Honey Island Swamp, bounded by West and East Pearl River and Lake Borgne.
When
- Year
- 1973
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Louisiana
- County
- St. Tammany Cty
- Nearest Town
- Slidell
- Latitude
- 3013
- Longitude
- 8939
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Source
- Source
- Gulf South Journal, TV program on Channel 26 in New Orleans, host Paul Serpas, not clear if interviewing or quoting exerienced swamp guide. from Honey Island Swamp, LA
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- other
- Later Movement
- went up slopeýran
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Water Activity
- swim underwater
- Use of Water
- travel
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- big
- Number of Toes
- 5
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat