Incident #992648
Bissett, Atikaki Prov. Park, Manitoba
May 1987
Account
During a major forest fire, a fire fighter saw an 8-foot, shaggy brown creature run past him in the bush.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 15 1987
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1987
- Season
- spring
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Manitoba
- County
- Atikaki Prov. Park
- Nearest Town
- Bissett
- Latitude
- 5100
- Longitude
- 9521
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- lake
Source
- Source
- Bill Mason, quoting forest fire fighter.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- running
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors