Report from Chris Smith
Puma-like animal seen by police sergeant
From 'Eyewitness Accounts' in Cat Country, The Quest for the British Big Catby Di Francis, David and Charles, 1983
Exact date unknown, 1975, Strathnaver, Sutherland.
Besides Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty, another part of Scotland to produce a large number of big-cat reports over the years is Sutherland. The first sighting to be recorded and taken notice of by te police was in the Strathnaver area in 1975. A police sergeant on holiday was driving in the strath with three passengers when an animal like a puma suddenly leapt out in front of the car. It bounded across the road carrying a rabbit in its mouth and with one apparently effortless leap, cleared a 9 ft high forestry fence. Reports of other sightings slowly came in.
date unknown, 1975
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