Incident #992997
Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Jul 1999
Account
Trucker driving just North of Grand Rapids about 5.30 p.m., reported to have seen a 7-foot, rusty brown creature apparently about to cross the road. He slowed and it went back in the bush. Tribal police found and took poloroids of 14-inch tracks, with four toes, one large and three small.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 04 1999
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1999
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Manitoba
- Nearest Town
- Grand Rapids
- Latitude
- 5312
- Longitude
- 9919
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Gabe Malik from Bill Borody, quoting unnamed trucker re sighting and tribal police re tracks. (Not certain all same incident)
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned aroundýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Number of Toes
- 4
- Size of Toes
- big toe far largest
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Action on sighting
- approached