Incident #992621
Pointe du Bois, Manitoba
Jul 1974
Account
Ryon Sellers, driving east on Hwy 313 about 12.30 a.m., saw a dark, hulking figure at the edge of the road. It just stood there as he went by. Est. 6 to 6.5 feet, like an overgrown ape, thick, dark fur, big hairless ears. Was near Rice Creek bridge.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1974
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Manitoba
- Nearest Town
- Pointe du Bois
- Latitude
- 5020
- Longitude
- 9545
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- bridge or wharf
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Beausejour, Man., Beaver, July, 1974, Brian McAnulty quoting Ryon Sellers, Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Reaction
- ignored
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- kept going