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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Unknown creatures. Australia

ID #1596200915
Added Fri, 31/07/2020
Author July N.
Sources
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Status
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
03.04.1968 13:45
Location: 
Наррабинские озера
NSW
Australia

Mabel Walch and her nephew John, seeing a strange figure standing by the road in the shallows. She was just over 4 feet (1.2 m) tall, had dark gray, tough leathery skin like an elephant's, and round and thick legs like an elephant's. 

The arms, or forelegs, were small, and as they watched, the creature emerged from the water "with a strange striding motion, but rather quickly." They only saw it briefly before it collided with a Bush. 

Mrs. Walch said that "this head reminded me of the body of an anteater, was hard, square at the end, and stuck out at an angle."

It had no ears or tail, but it had small eyes.

Original news

Date: April 3 1968
Location: Narrabeen Lakes New South Wales Australia
Time: 1345
Summary: While driving toward Newport, Mrs Mabel Walch and her nephew, John, saw a strange figure standing near the road in shallow water; just over 4 ft tall, it had dark gray, tough leathery skin, like an elephant, and with legs round and thick, like an elephant’s. Its arms, or forelegs, were small, and as they watched, it ambled out of the water with “strange shuffling walk, but quite fast.” They only saw it briefly before it ran into the scrub. Mrs Walch said “it’s head reminded me of an anteater’s trunk, was rigid, squared off at the end and stuck down and out at an angle.” It had no ears, or tail, but it had small eyes.
Source:Keith Basterfield

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