Incident #992606
South Indian Lake, Manitoba
about 1900
Account
Annie Moose said that her family had set up camp at Devil's Narrows, about 40 kilometers south of Southern Indian Lake, Manitoba (before the lake was flooded). She said she was gathering spruce boughs when she heard a noise like a huge animal making its way through the trees, then "a huge horrible-looking Wetego came out of the bush and headed for the children... It was bigger than the biggest man. It had a terrible looking face, all hair with no lips. It made an awful groaning sound." She said she got away with the children in a canoe, and saw the Wetego waving a big burning branch and setting fire to the camp. Her husband was still on shore, but she did not say what he did.
When
- Year
- about 1900
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Manitoba
- Nearest Town
- South Indian Lake
- Latitude
- 5600
- Longitude
- 9900
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Victoria, B.C., Times, Dec. 1, 1979, Canadian Press quoting Annie Moose, 112 years old, Nelson House, Manitoba.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýapproached fireýhandled something
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- campers
- Arms Used
- other
- Object Handled
- stick
- Sound
- other
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Action on sighting
- fled