Incident #992630
Berens River, Lake Winnipeg E., Manitoba
Jul 1976
Account
Chief of Poplar Indian Band called Norway House R.C.M.P., who interviewed several people on the reserve who had seen a powerfully-built creature 7 to 8 feet tall, covered with glossy grey hair, except white hair on its head. One man saw it swimming. It came around houses looking in doors and windows. A cast of a 16-inch footprint with three toes held by Norway House detachment. Poplar River flows into the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Manitoba
- County
- Lake Winnipeg E.
- Nearest Town
- Berens River
- Latitude
- 5259
- Longitude
- 9715
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found immediately
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- many
- No. of Track Witnesses
- many
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- riverýlake
Source
- Source
- Residents of Poplar River Indian Reserve, Manitoba, interviewed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Norway House, Manitoba.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- glossy
- Hair Colour
- grey
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- watched
- Water Activity
- swimming
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Second Colour
- white
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 5.0
- Number of Toes
- 3
- Foot Shape
- narrow
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home