Incident #993023
Edith, Charlton Cty, Georgia
Apr 2000
Account
On boat beside a dike in Okefenokee Swamp, Lee Trowell and father saw an upright creature covered with honey-coloured hair walk across the dike and drop down on the far said, about 200 yards ahead. Big and broad-shouldered.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 2000
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Georgia
- County
- Charlton Cty
- Nearest Town
- Edith
- Latitude
- 3045
- Longitude
- 8227
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- ditch
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- riverýswamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from Lee Trowell, with his father
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- beige
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- went down slopeýdisappeared
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied