Indiana Toolmaker's Encounter: Was it Bigfoot on Salamonie Reservoir?

Posted Friday, January 19, 2024

By Squatchable.com staff

Have you ever had an encounter with something so unexplainable that it leaves you questioning the very reality you live in? That's exactly what happened to Mark Reading, a toolmaker from Winona Lake, Indiana. In a chilling account shared on the YouTube channel Linda Eastburn, Mark recounts his experience of something being thrown at him and his wife while they were fishing on a secluded part of Salamonie Reservoir late one night. According to Mark, the object was enormous and weighed anywhere between 80 to 100 pounds. The impact was so strong that it lifted their 14-foot fishing boat, complete with two 15-pound mud anchors, several feet into the air, creating a massive wake. Despite being a toolmaker and his wife being a nurse, both of them were left utterly baffled by the experience. Mark's first instinct was to shine a spotlight on the shoreline, thinking that it might have been kids messing around. However, to his surprise, there was nothing there. The unique thing about the location where they were fishing was that there was no access to that area for vehicles. One would have to park their car and walk through a half-mile of briars and thistles to get there. As Mark stayed there with the light shining on the reservoir and the land for several minutes, waiting for something to happen, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. He had never experienced anything like this before, and it left him questioning the very nature of reality. One night, while watching a documentary about Bigfoot, Mark and his wife learned that when Bigfoot doesn't want you to be in a particular area, they don't necessarily want to harm you. They just don't want you there, and they'll throw things at you to make you leave. This description matched their experience perfectly, and it made Mark reconsider his previous skepticism towards the existence of Bigfoot. After the episode, Mark and his wife contacted the Bigfoot Resource Organization (BFO) to share their experience. The BFO investigated the area and confirmed that it was isolated enough for a Bigfoot to be hiding there. They also believed that the reservoir area was big enough to harbor a Bigfoot passing through. Mark's encounter with the unknown has left him with more questions than answers. He now wonders if Bigfoot is not just a highly intelligent and secretive ape-like man but beings from another dimension or world. Whatever it was that threw that object at him and his wife, it was something that he could not explain, and that's what makes his story so fascinating. If you're a Bigfoot enthusiast or researcher, then Mark's story is definitely worth checking out. Who knows, it might even make you reconsider your beliefs about the existence of Bigfoot. You can watch the full video on the Linda Eastburn YouTube channel and draw your conclusions.