Incident #992279
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Sep 1976
Account
Following a sighting on Abair Rd. (2278) deputy sheriff and wife and two family members went to the most remote areas along the Poultney River to search. Right on the river between Gould Rd. and Abair Rd, where a bridge goes to Vermont, they found several tracks and cast one good print.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 07 1976
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Washington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Whitehall
- Latitude
- 4333
- Longitude
- 7324
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 4
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Bill Brann quoting anonymous deputy sheriff.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 19.5
- Greates Width
- 8.5
- Heel Width
- 4.3
- Average Depth
- 0.50
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Material Tracks Made in
- silt
- Tracks Came From
- water
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting