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Wesley Koro, 2004 interview
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Wesley Koro
In late September and early October of 2004, the American forensic
videographer Jonathan Whitcomb explored part of Umboi Island, Papua
New Guinea, interviewing eyewitnesses of the legendary ropen. Just south
of Lake Pung, he and his guides found the village where Gideon Koro
lived, the eyewitness who had been previously interviewed on video by
other American visitors to that remote tropical island, ten years earlier.
After interviewing Gideon, Whitcomb learned that two other eyewitnesses
were present: Mesa Agustin and Wesley Koro, who confirmed that the
sighting event was real. Their interviews were more brief.
Whitcomb: “OK, Wesley, you’re a brother to Gideon?”
Wesley: “Yes.”
Whitcomb: “OK. Did you see the same creature, the ropen, on the
mountain, by the lake?”
Wesley: “Yes.”
Whitcomb: “Do you remember seeing the end of the tail, what the end of
the tail looked like?”
Wesley: “Yes. It looked like diamond.”
Whitcomb: “Was the tail long or short?”
Wesley: “Long.”
Whitcomb: “You call it a ropen?”
Wesley: “Yes.”
Whitcomb: “Was the ropen much bigger than byung [fruit bat]?”
Wesley: “Yes. Too big.”
Whitcomb: “You saw ropen; were you afraid?”
Wesley: “I’m very scared.”
Whitcomb: “You left right away?”
Wesley: “I run away.”
Whitcomb: “Run away? Thank you very much.”
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Other Online Resources
Villagers Near Lake Pung
Mount Tolo, Near Lake Pung
Youtube video of Gideon,
Mesa, and Wesley
Gideon Koro, brother of Wesley
Mesa Agustin interview
Finschhafen Pterosaur
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