Incident #992293
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Dec 1980
Account
Bruce Hallenbeck's cousin Barry, trapping in swampy area known as Cushing Hill, along Kinderhook Creek, saw four big, light brown, furry creatures, splashing through a creek, making grunting and clacking noises. He did not get a good look in the foliage.
When
- Observation Date
- DEC 05 1989
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Columbia Cty
- Nearest Town
- Kinderhook
- Latitude
- 4224
- Longitude
- 7342
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- 4
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot on the East Coast, Bruce Hallenbeck quoting his cousin Barry, 14.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Sound
- gruntýother
- Water Activity
- wading
- Use of Water
- travel
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping
- Action on sighting
- fled