Incident #993042
St. Charles, St. Charles Cty, Missouri
Aug 1976
Account
Mary and Bob Wyhs were 'jugging', drifting down the Missouri River above the St. Louis Water Dept., following jugs supporting fishing gear. On the St Charles side of the river noted a 6 to 7-foot dark brown creature crowched on the open bank about 100 yards away, drinking with one cupped hand. It did not notice them until they had drifted within about 50 feet, (they estimated 20 minutes) when it walked off, knocking over small trees as it went.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 01 1976
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- morning
- Duration
- quarter hour
Where
- State / province
- Missouri
- County
- St. Charles Cty
- Nearest Town
- St. Charles
- Elevation/Altitude
- 4.4
- Latitude
- 3846
- Longitude
- 9029
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Super Human Action
- knocked over small trees as it walked off
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO 1356, Mary and Bob Wyhs, 636-949-5755, [email protected]
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Movement
- drinking
- Later Movement
- got upýwalked awayýwent up slope
- Aggressive To
- small trees
- Arms Used
- for picking up
- Object Handled
- other
- Reaction
- avoided
- Water Activity
- reach in
- Use of Water
- drinký
- Additional Movement
- entered woodsýhandled something
- Position when first seen
- squatting
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- approached