Incident #991845
Eastover, Richland Cty, South Carolina
Sep 1992
Account
Sylvester Arnold and wife were walking on the CSX railroad tracks in a wooded area near the Wateree River when the creature suddenly appeared, crossing a bridge. It approached, Arnold fired a .22 in the air, and it disappeared in the woods. Not much description but "it wasn't an ape and it wasn't a bear."
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 20 1992
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1992
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- South Carolina
- County
- Richland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Eastover
- Latitude
- 3353
- Longitude
- 8042
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- bridge or wharf
- Near or/at
- railroad
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Columbia, SC, State, Sep. 22, 1992, and NABIN Journal, summer-fall 1992 and J. Devereaux, quoting Sylester Arnold and wife, Eastover, SC.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- approachedýwatched observerýturned
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- approached
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- stayed still