Name: Remain anonymous at the request of the witness.

Age: 21 (currently), 8 at the time of the sighting.

Number of witnesses: 1

Location of Sighting: Mahoney State Park, Nebraska

Date of sighting: June 2009

What you believe the creature was: Sasquatch

Message: “When I was 8ish, I was on a family camping trip at Mahoney State Park. I was playing near the woods with some other kids the day after a big storm that knocked down some trees. I decided to run into the woods and look for the tree that had just fallen down. I found the tree, and I was poking around in the branches. The fallen tree was propped up at an angle, as it had fallen over another tree. I was on the lower angle and I heard a grunting sound. I looked up and saw a tall, hairy creature standing on the raised end of the tree. We locked eyes with it and it grunted again and I ran from it. I told my friends and they said it was just a bear but there are no bears in Nebraska. The creature was about 6-7ft tall, with dark brown hair everywhere except for around the face. It had dark eyes.”

For additional stories of encounters and sightings of the creature collectively known as “Sasquatch,” check out the following links: The Lockridge Monster, The Mogollon Monster, Cole Hollow Road Monster, The Traverspine Gorilla, The Hawley Him, The Monster of ‘76.

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