Incident #991915
Lexington, Rockbridge Cty, Virginia
Jun 1972
Account
Teenagers found tracks on the bank of the Maury River, which Ron Dooley measured, twice in 1972. In each case the right foot was larger than the left. Dimensions given are for the left foot. The right foot was 16 x 6.5 x 5.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 08 1972
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Virginia
- County
- Rockbridge Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lexington
- Latitude
- 3747
- Longitude
- 7925
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 4
Setting
- Terrain
- bottom land
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- Ron Dooley, 111 McLaughlin St., Lexington, VA, 24450, quoting three teenagers, and his own observations.
Creature description
- Later Movement
- went up slope
- Water Activity
- wade out
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Heel Width
- 6.0
- Material Tracks Made in
- sand
- Tracks Came From
- water
- Tracks Went to
- high bank