Incident #992285
Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Cty, New York
Jul 1997
Account
Couple camping with three children at Big Eddy on the west branch of teh Sacandaga River. (Book says in northern Saratoga County, but the west branch Sacandaga is in Hamilton County) Husband went to fish in a ravine and found tracks in mud. When he later told his wife she said she had also seen large tracks around the camp.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1997
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Hamilton Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lake Pleasant
- Latitude
- 4330
- Longitude
- 7425
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 2
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Bill Brann quoting an anonymous couple.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- campingýfishing, shore