Cressie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008)

Cressie

Creature

Name:	Cressie
Classification
Grouping:	Local legend
Sub grouping:	lake monster
Data
First reported:	Early 1900's
Country:	Canada
Region:	Crescent Lake
Habitat:	Water
Status:	Local Legend

Cressie is a mysterious, eel-like creature which is reputed to lurk in the depths of Crescent Lake, in Newfoundland, Canada.

[edit] History

The creature was first reported in ancient Native American legends, in which it was referred to as "Woodum Haoot" (Pond Devil) or "Haoot Tuwedyee" (Swimming Demon). It was feared by the local residents of the lakeside, but reports of it by the settlers only began in the early 20th century.

In the 1950's, two men saw what they thought was an upturned boat heading upwind, but upon approaching it, it flipped itself around again and dived below the lake. In the '80's a pilot crashed and drowned in Crescent lake, and while two scuba divers attempted to retrieve his body, they were attacked by a school of uncommonly large eels, and were forced to retreat. Other sightings have included an incident in July, 1991, when a "Cressie" was seen swimming on the lake's surface, and in the summer of 2003, when a woman saw the creature swimming again.

[edit] Description

Cressie is consistently described as appearing like a large eel. More detailed descriptions include the creature as being over 20 ft. long, "as thick as a man's thigh" and easily capable of eating four-five people. No photographs of the creature have ever been taken.