Incident #992829
Ochopee, Collier Cty, Florida
Jul 1997
Account
David Shealy learned of Doerr and Rowland sightings, and went searching around Turner Road. He said he collected some brown hair from brush alongside a path, but later lost it. He also found several large tracks and cast two.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 24 1997
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1997
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Collier Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ochopee
- Latitude
- 2555
- Longitude
- 8122
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- marsh
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO, from Robert Smith and Susan Burlingame - [email protected] - quoting Dave Shealy, owner of Florida Panther Gift Shop.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 13.5
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Heel Width
- 3.0
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Foot Shape
- splay-toedýwedge-shape
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting