White River Monster -- witness facts

This is where it gets tricky to decide what is fact and what is fiction. So first let’s consider if there possibly is something in the White River that is beyond the scope of the norm. Personally, I feel that there are enough eye witnesses spanning over a large period of time to say that there likely is something beyond the norm going on in the area. By just accepting the dated reports, there have been sightings of an unknown creature in the same area for over 100 years. This is disregarding the fact that the Natives from the area have legends that even they are not sure are exactly how old.

So, if something is beyond the norm, what does it look like? This is more difficult to determine. We all know if ten people see the same thing, there will be ten different stories on what happened. The only way to find the closest to what actually happened is by comparing stories, finding similarities, discarding differences, and finding a relative middle ground between the different stories.

In regards to Whitey, the Quapaw, Bateman, Reid, Denks, unnamed witnesses, and Cloyce’s Polaroid agree. The creature is large, likely in the neighborhood of between 12-30 feet long and approximately 5 feet wide. The creature has grey smooth skin, breathes air, and frightens fish. Though a couple witnesses said it has a horn, most do not mention the horn so we must discount it.

Look for "White River Monster -- Possible Explanations" soon