These shares involve children as witnesses or present in the party—kids on trips, at cabins, or in villages when the story involves the young as well as adults.
Common threads are mixed-age groups, parental fear, and memories that stick from childhood. Browse these shares if you want reports where children saw, heard, or were in the middle of the event.
In 1987, a Bristol Bay native named Joseph took two younger cousins from out-of-state to the northern shore of Togiak Lake on a skiff. While the boys cast from a shoreline grassy spit, Joseph stood guard with a shotgun, hearing a crisp, human-like whistle from the brush. Thinking it was a local, he shouted out, receiving no response. Moments later, the intense sensation of surveillance returned; Joseph spotted dark, shifting movement within the tall grass.
Sonny Grant, a Tlingit elder of the Wolf Clan from Juneau, shares deep ancestral knowledge regarding the 'Cannibal Giant'—a figure synonymous with the Sasquatch/Hairy Man. Sonny recounts stories passed down through generations in Haines, Cake, and Juneau of these entities capturing and consuming children left out past dark.
Seven years prior to 2025, a couple named Craig and Marcy took their 12-year-old son Daniel to a family cabin located deep in the wilderness beyond the Willow/Big Lake corridor. While clearing their access trail, they encountered two separate pairs of hikers warning of a 'strange man in a fur coat' stalking the perimeter of the muskeg. During the build, they suffered repeated disturbances, including a jingle bell toy being snatched and thrown and heavy thumping on the cabin walls.
In 1982, Paul and his son Alec, who was ten years old, were on a hunting and fishing trip when they came across a hairy man. As Paul navigated Alec and himself down the trail back to the cabin, they were followed. Once back at the cabin and inside, they were terrorized all night.
Samuel and his son had an experience together encountering a hairy man on the banks of the river while on a skiff.
Siblings Donnie and Becca were allowed to have a night of camping in a tent with their uncle's permission during a snowy night about ten years ago. That night, they had an encounter with a hairy man who continued to harass them while they were in the tent. Thanks to some of the village sled dogs who tracked them down, and then their uncle and some adults, they were safe.
A terrifying share from Kirk. While he was camping with his wife and young daughter at their cabin, a hairy man terrorized them until they were able to make it back to their skiff.
Tony shares his experience from six years ago near the Nushagak River while looking for moose hunting spots. At one point, a scream was so loud and penetrating that his son began to vomit.
In August 2023, Craig, who was enjoying time with his wife and family in Johnstone Bay, noticed some people on the beach in the distance, so he went to see if they needed help, just in case. When he was closer, he realized they weren't people and darted back to the boat.
Years ago, Geraldine was out with her grandfather on the snow machine looking for caribou when he warned her about the Hairy Man. About a year ago, she returned to Alaska and was out with her dog. When she saw the sasquatch, her dog went to run after it when the peaceful forest friend picked him up and smashed him on the ground, killing him instantly. She ran back to the village and told her neighbor, who told her son. The son grabbed his rifle and went back out to retrieve her dog's body for burial. For whatever reason, her pet was missing its head.
First, a quick report from three kayakers from Skilak Lake from a few days ago.
Alexi, who's in his twenties now, but had a terrifying encounter when he was ten years old and forced to protect his younger sister and brother.
A terrifying share from Donovan, from spring of 1978, who had to deal with a sasquatch attempting to snatch him from the kitchen window and continued to terrorize the family over a period of a time.
Out with Issac at the spot where we saw the tracks last year.
A share from Beverly who was with her sister, her two year-old son, and her sister's two teenagers who were picking berries.
Carla shares her experience from ten years ago when she was walking home, from work, with her three daughters through the woods.
Grandma Jerry and Grandpa George had a terrifying hiking experience at the Resurrection Trail with the three of their grandchildren.
George's experience was later confirmed by a neighbor who previously had a sasquatch encounter. Unfortunately, George and Jerry no longer hike the Resurrection Trail, where they've hiked together for many years.
