Sasquatch is spotted by deputy

July 30, 1969, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Walla Walla, Wash., USA

HOQUIAM, Wash.(AP) – The hairy Sasquatch, the Northwest's answer to the Abominable Snowman of the Himlayas, has been sighted by a part-time sheriff's deputy -- says the deputy.

The deputy declined use of his name but described himself as "solid."

"It's a hard position to be in," he said, "because people say you're nuts.

"But when you see it standing right in front of you, with features that don't match with a bear, you know it's something else," said the no-name deputy.