Incident #991843
Laurens, Laurens Cty, South Carolina
Apr 1989
Account
Martha Tollison, driving to work about 5.30 a.m., saw the creature off Indian Mound Road. She slowed down, but when she saw how big it was she went by, and it turned and went back in the woods. About 9 people are said to have seen it.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- South Carolina
- County
- Laurens Cty
- Nearest Town
- Laurens
- Latitude
- 3430
- Longitude
- 8158
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Source
- Source
- Spartanburg, SC, Herald-Journal, Aug 1, 1989, quoting Martha Tollison, 57, Laurens, SC.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Later Movement
- turnedýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- kept going