Incident #991834
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort Cty, South Carolina
1970's
Account
John Morgan, Howard Farmer and Wayne Edwards standing at the edge of a marsh near Hilton Head Island (apparently the town, not the island) saw a big hairy creature run into the bushes. They went to the Island Packet newspaper with the story.
When
- Year
- 1970's
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- South Carolina
- County
- Beaufort Cty
- Nearest Town
- Hilton Head Island
- Latitude
- 3212
- Longitude
- 8042
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Nearby Water
- swampýocean
Source
- Source
- Greenville, SC, News, Nov. 3, 1977, Bill Wright quoting John Morgan, Howard Farmer and Wayne Edwards, Hilton Head, SC.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot