Incident #991865
Austin, Travis Cty, Texas
1875
Account
Wild boy seen wallowing in a shallow pond, ran a mile before men on horses lassooed him, then fought until overpowered and tied. Covered with hair about 4 inches long, about the size of a 12-year-old. Can't talk. Follows captor like a dog.
When
- Year
- 1875
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- more than a day
Where
- State / province
- Texas
- County
- Travis Cty
- Nearest Town
- Austin
- Latitude
- 3020
- Longitude
- 9745
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Super Human Action
- Kept ahead of horses for a mile.
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- pond
Source
- Source
- Helena, Mont., Daily Independent, Sep. 19, 1875.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Movement
- swimming
- Later Movement
- fledýhandled something
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- person
- Reaction
- fled from
- Water Activity
- climb out
- Use of Water
- play
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- ex fast
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Closest horizontal distance
- contact
- Action on sighting
- chasedýcaptured