Incident #992670
Webequie, Winisk Lake, Ontario
Jul 1989
Account
Bobby Wabasse said he saw an 8-foot, erect object moving about 20 feet from shore on Eastwood Island in Winisk Lake while he was canoeing to a forest fire. Next day a number of tracks were found in muskeg in the area and one set was clearly visi ble in an open area. These were seen by band special constable Stan Baxter.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 25 1989
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Ontario
- County
- Winisk Lake
- Nearest Town
- Webequie
- Latitude
- 5300
- Longitude
- 8725
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Thunder Bay, Ont., Times-News, Aug. 15, 1989, quoting Bobby Wabasse and special constable Stan Baxter, Webeguie, Ont., and others.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 54
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- row/paddling