Editing Buckeye Bigfoot of Brookside Park (section)

== Haunting / Legend Summary ==
While not associated with ghosts, the Brookside Park incident is part of Ohio cryptid lore.

* In August 1972, eight residents reported seeing a "monster animal" several feet taller than a large adult human.
* Witnesses stated it stood straighter than a gorilla and had black hair.
* The event occurred on a Saturday night; no seasonal pattern has been established.
* Physical traces included matted bushes behind a fence north of the zoo, as if a large creature had moved through.
* In August 1973, a similar creature was reportedly seen in Lorain, Ohio, approximately 26 miles west.