A listener writes “I served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 2009 to 2015, primarily in Washington State, first in Port Angeles, then in Bellingham. I was a search-and-rescue boat driver and became extremely familiar with the local waterways and terrain. That role trained me to notice details, especially anything out of place during operations or rescues.
I experienced and witnessed a lot of unique situations while living out there, but two incidents in particular stand out as both obvious and deeply unsettling. I now live back in Illinois, about an hour south of Chicago near the Kankakee River an area that has had reports of unusual activity in the past. I currently conduct Bigfoot research along the river west toward the state park and would be very interested in sharing information on the show at some point.
Witness Account – Possible Bigfoot Sighting
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, August 2012
In late August of 2012, I was living in Bellingham, Washington, but temporarily assigned to Charleston, South Carolina on TDY orders. One weekend, a friend and I drove down to Savannah, Georgia.
At that time, I wanted to believe Bigfoot could exist, but I had never personally experienced anything that would convince me.
While driving back to Charleston, we traveled along a rural highway that cuts directly through the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. I still have the exact coordinates saved in Google Maps for documentation. We came to a stop at a temporary construction light. There were no other vehicles anywhere on the road.
While waiting at the red light, my friend and I were casually talking about Bigfoot and whether its existence could ever be proven. Mid-sentence, I abruptly stopped talking because something caught my attention.
I was in the passenger seat and looked to my right. There was an open field approximately 100 yards wide leading up to a tree line. Just in front of the trees was a tall, dense thicket possibly pussy willows. What drew my eye was something rising well above the top of the brush.
We could not see a body at all due to the height and density of the vegetation. However, visible above the thicket was what appeared to be a conical-shaped head, light brown in color, moving smoothly from left to right.
What immediately stood out was the way it moved: fast, fluid, and level. There was no bouncing, no vertical change just steady, rapid motion, as if a head were attached to something walking quickly behind the brush.
I was completely fixated and unable to speak. I finally asked my friend if she could see it. She replied, “I don’t know what the hell that is, but it’s fast.”
To both of us, it clearly appeared to be a head moving above the thicket at an unusually quick pace. When we returned to Charleston, I immediately called my parents. I was still in shock from what we had witnessed.
Additional Witness Account – Bellingham, Washington
Near Larrabee State Park, June 2013
In June of 2013, while living in Bellingham, I went on a solo hike near Larrabee State Park. I was not looking for anything unusual just enjoying a rare day off after working an entire weekend.
From the moment I stepped onto the trail, I felt uneasy.
I was carrying my 9mm handgun strictly as a last-resort safety measure for potential animal encounters, something I routinely did on isolated hikes. Almost immediately, I felt as though I was being watched. I had persistent goosebumps and a deep sense of discomfort that never went away. Throughout the hike, I constantly felt compelled to look over my shoulder.
The feeling was intense and continuous.
The weather was clear with no clouds, and it hadn’t rained in nearly a month. The gravel trail was tightly packed, with small, shallow impressions from normal foot traffic.
From about 10 feet away, I noticed a single large indentation in the gravel.
It was only pressed down roughly half an inch, but the size immediately stood out. It appeared to be a footprint far larger than an average human foot. There were no other impressions nearby, just the one.
At the time, I took a photo with my iPhone 4 and placed a Monster Energy drink can next to it for scale. The footprint noticeably dwarfed the can.
Although I never visually encountered anything on that hike, the combination of the overwhelming sense of being watched and the unusually large footprint has stayed with me ever since.”
Lisa B
Interesting!!