YEAR: 2000

SEASON: Fall

MONTH: November

DATE: 11/18/00

STATE: Indiana

COUNTY: St. Joseph County

LOCATION DETAILS: My house is about 7 miles away from Notre Dame

NEAREST TOWN: South Bend

NEAREST ROAD: Kern

OBSERVED: Me and my friend Mike were hiking in some woods not too far from my house in northern Indiana when we heard a noise. We (being 13 year old kids) decided to check it out. We kept finding peices of wood around some foot prints. Then I heard another noise and when I looked over my shoulder there was a hairy ape-like being about 6'8" no more than twenty yards away. Our instincts were to run, so we did. When we returned to my house my mom did not believe us. That was my run in with big foot.

ALSO NOTICED: nothing out of the ordinary.

OTHER WITNESSES: my friend Mike.

OTHER STORIES: I have heard about the Sister Lakes Monster, (nearby area) and saw a book at the library with an article about it.

TIME AND CONDITIONS: During the day at about 5:00-7:00
am low light at dawn damp and foggy.

ENVIRONMENT: It was in a forest neer a small creek.

Follow-up investigation report:

I have spoken with the mother of this witness twice, and the witness once. We will keep in touch, and he is going to find the title and author of the book he mentioned about the Sister Lakes Monster.