Chesapeake, Virginia. (AP) - Those 7-foot, hairy, foul-smelling creatures are the same the world over, whether they're called Bigfoot, Yeti, a skunk ape or an abominable snowman, says Park Ranger Patrick Higgins.

The stories from campers and visitors at the Northwest River Park, Chesapeake Parks and Recreation area, 1733 Indian Creek Road, near Chesapeake, Virginia seem to fit the general image.

"The descriptions of these things, they all match from all over the world," said Higgins, who says he's had experience trying to spot Bigfoots in Florida. "They're 7 to 8 feet tall, fully haired with brownish hair, with a real foul odor, and leave large footprints. And they're harmless, very meek and timid," he said.

Sherry Davis told the Chesapeake Post recently she thought she was crazy when she spotted a Bigfoot running through the park's campground on June 9. It was hairy and about 7 feet tall, she said. It took her a while to decide to come forward with the information. Higgins found no evidence of a bear. He has described the creature's smell as like that of "an uncovered septic tank," but when he checked out the one tank in the area, he saw no leaks and detected no odor. "Now, I'm not saying it is, but I'm not ruling it out that it isn't," Higgins said. "We need more information."

© Source: Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune; 12 July 1981
News article courtesy researcher Marlene Trask, archive researcher in North Carolina, 1996.
Same article also sent in by Ron Schaffner, Creature Chronicles, Ron credits John Moore

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Chesapeake, Va.- Those 7-foot, hairy, foul-smelling creatures are the same the world over, whether they're called Bigfoot, Yeti, a skunk ape or an abominable snowman, says Park Ranger Patrick Higgins. The stories from campers and visitors at the Northwest River Park near Chesapeake seem to fit the general image. "The descriptions of these things, they all match from all over the world," said Higgins, who says he's had experience trying to spot a Bigfoot in Florida.

"They're 7 to 8 feet tall, fully haired with brownish hair, with a real foul odor, and leave large footprints. And they're harmless, very meek and timid," he said. Sherry Davis told the Chesapeake Post recently she thought she was crazy when she spotted a Bigfoot running through the park's campground on June 9. It was hairy and about 7 feet tall, she said. It took her a while to decide to come forward with the information. Higgins found no evidence of a bear. he has described the creature's smell as like that of "an uncovered septic tank," but when he checked out the one tank in the area, he saw no leaks and detected no odor. "Now, I'm not saying it is, but I'm not ruling it out that it isn't," Higgins said. "We need more information."

© Salt Lake City Tribune, Utah, July 12, 1981

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