Potential Yowie Ecounter

[Gymme]

Hi everyone,

I had a terrifying experience Wednesday around midday at Conway National Park in Queensland. Located about about 25 minutes drive inland for Airley Beach at the Whitsundays.

I was on a short hike - The Kingfisher Walk - with my 18 month old little boy. He was in a specialised toddler hiking bag on my back. We were about 15-20 minutes into the hike, when it happened. I had just crossed over the creek section at the bottom of the gully and had to step through some pretty thick mud that caked on the bottom of my shoe. Stopped for a second to try to clear the mud from my shoe and i heard what sounded like something very large move through the bush. Then i heard a tree break and the sound of the tree hitting other plants on the way down. Followed by one very loud roar and then silence. I didnt make a sound either, nor did my son. I backed up slowly, and got out of there the same way I came in as quick as i could. The whole experience in terms of the movement through bush, tree break and roar only last about 15-20 seconds, if that. Thankfully nothing followed me and as i got futher away from the area it all happened, my fear started to subside. Though it wasnt until i got back to my car and started driving away i felt safe.

Worth noting where this took place, the trail bends around a corner so i never saw any bush movement, i didnt see the tree break and i didnt see what made the roar sound. I had a gopro on but unfortunately it was in time warp mode so there is no audio and the visuals are speed up. I'll have to review the footage in more detail to see if anything is visible.

Is there anything known to roar in the Australian bush? Im very open to understanding what this could have been.

After listening to a bunch of roar videos on youtube, the cloest thing i could find initially was the beginning of this Gorilla Sound Effects video: https://youtu.be/EpHDkuMxMBU?si=X8q5rjk4LZXSFKG2 . More in terms of the sound of it and depth to it. On the actual day the roar reminded me of a lion but after listening to a bunch on youtube it doesnt hit the mark.

A lot of the Yowie sounds i heard online didnt sound anything like what i heard, then i stumbled across this video and the last few seconds is the definitely the closest thing i can find - it gave me chills hearing it:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailym ... ature.html

Ive been thinking about going back (without my son) to see if i can see any footprints or evidence, find the tree that broke to see the size of it etc. Though i dont know how safe this is. Curisosity killed the cat afterall and a part of me feels that it might very well be a dangerous situation if there was a Yowie around. A little boy at home and another on the way, im sure my wife wouldnt be happy about me going back and im not really sure its a good idea myself.

Is much known about Yowies movements. Are they nomadic or likely to stay in the same area?

[wildtornado]

Hello I Lived in the Whitsundays ,Airlie Beach area between 1998 and 2008 and have never heard of Yowies in the area's mentioned. But I'm not saying they are not there because it's a very big area for them to hide. Thanks for sharing your story. Wildtornado.

[Grantly]

There are animals that make weird noises like koalas and foxes etc, but to me the most important thing is volume. Yowies can be easily 10 times louder than any known animal. If it was extremely loud then it's not going to be explained away as a known native animal. Definitely worth having a look around for signs of activity.