Report Received From: The GCBRO Online Report Submission Form.
 

DATE:    6/10/03
 

TIME:     2015 approx.
 

LOCATION:   England, Cleadon (South Shields) South Tyneside
 

TERRAIN:    Swampy
 

OBSERVED:    I encountered what seemed to be a large bipedal creature.  The night was dark so it is hard to tell exactly, however it appeared to have a thick fur coat.  I estimate that I was around 50 yards from the creature as it walked along the edge of a tree line, before it was startled and ran back into the trees.  I only came to be walking in the area as a short cut between a colleagues house and the local store, I have been on various web sites looking for other sightings in this area but have so far been fruitless in my search for a similar encounter.
 

Activities of Witness:   I was visiting a friend in Cleadon, when I decided to walk to the local store to purchase some wine to supplement the meal she was about to cook for us.
 

Description of Creature:  Large, bipedal, thick fur coat.
 

Other Notes:    The encounter was very brief so unfortunately there is not much else to report, although there was another person in the vicinity at the time.  I believe they were taking their dog for a walk (which is possibly what startled the creature.) although I by the time I had walked around the waterlogged area between myself and the person, they had gone.
 

Additional Notes and or Follow up Comments:  Upon contact the witness had no additional information to add to this report.

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