Year: 2008
Month: July
Time of Day: 8 am or so
County: Ontario Greater Toronto Area
Terrain Description: Accross a lake south of lake placid at a picnic area with waterfall
and big lake divided by a landfall
Lighting Conditions: daytime
Nearest Town or Landmark: lake placid
GPS Coordinates: not sure
Description of Encounter Area: picnic area
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Yes. A freswhwater lake is
right there.
Occupation/Background: law enforcement related
Number of Witnesses: just me
Length of Observation: about 5-8 minutes
Animal Description: furry with long hair. I could not gauge its height but it looked very tall. Walked
upright along shore for a couple of hundred feet. Giant strides with arms swinging on either side.
Aprox. Height: unknown
Aprox. Weight: large….I would guess maybe 300-400 pounds
Head/Facial Description: unknown
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: Yes
Any Odor? If so, Description: none
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Physical Evidence? (hold Ctrl key to select more than one): Pictures of Structures Taken
Recordings Made?: No
I saw a hairy creature crouching on the opposite shore of the picnic
area i spent the night at. I woke up around 8 or so in the morning and exited my van to releive myself. As I stood there I looked accross the lake and saw a large reature crouching on the opposite shore. It stayed there for about 5 mins and looked like it was washing or playing in the water with its paws or hands. It was not aware of my presence. I stood there dumbfounded and it finally stood up on and walked along the waters edge for a few hundred feet. I ran back to the van and grabbed my camera. I managed to snap a couple of photos of this creature and can submit those upon request.
Mike Humphrey