Reported encounter Monongalia County / Cheat Lake area, West Virginia, USA — regional context only
An Upright Canine at the Treeline: The Monongalia Account
A July 2016 repost preserves a driver’s report of a brief June encounter near Cheat Lake, West Virginia.
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The figure stepped out of the brush, then stepped back. The driver had only a brief look.
An account reposted on July 4, 2016 places the encounter near Cheat Lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia, around 7:30 p.m. on June 8. The driver describes a large canine head above a powerful, upright torso, long hair and forelimbs that looked hand-like.
A publisher’s note attributed to Lon says he spoke with the witness by telephone and records an estimated height of seven feet. That claimed follow-up belongs to the original publisher, not to this desk.
The accessible text is a repost of one account. It does not include a photograph or an independent identification of what briefly emerged from the trees.
Dramatic recreation based on the attributed account.
