Incident #992948
St. Augustine, St. Johns Cty, Florida
about 1984
Account
Informant and another woman (or girl, no indication of age 15 years earlier) horseback riding alongside Florida East Coast Railway tracks in area of swamp and woods between SR 207 and Kings Estate Rd., noticed smell like something had died, then heard something moving in the woods, then heardwalking on ballast rocks, turned around and saw 150 yards behind a reddish-brown creature crouched down staring at them. Est. height at least 6'6", weight 250 lb. They left.
When
- Year
- about 1984
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- St. Johns Cty
- Nearest Town
- St. Augustine
- Latitude
- 2954
- Longitude
- 8119
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Near or/at
- trees
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- David Sidoti, [email protected], quoting wife of a co-worker
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- medium
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Odour
- mild
- Reaction
- watched
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- horseback
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- studiedýfled