What The Cryptid? — Witness File WITNESS INTERVIEW — FILE #0532 INTERNAL — NOT FOR RELEASE Location: Harlan’s Creek K-12 School, main administrative office Witness: Carol Dreher, 58 — Principal, Harlan’s Creek K-12 School Interviewer: Harold “Hal” Ridgeway DCA Case Reference: DCA-HC-2024-0532 [Interview conducted on school premises at witness’s request. Witness arrived four minutes early, was already seated. A cup of tea was present. None was offered to the interviewer.] INTERVIEWER: Principal Dreher. Thank you for agreeing to speak with us. For the record, this is your first formal interview with What The Cryptid or any DCA-affiliated body. WITNESS: That’s correct. I want to be clear that I’m here in my capacity as a school administrator, and anything I say relates to the school’s operations. I’m not here as a witness. [DCA NOTE: Witness was contacted as a witness. The distinction she is drawing is not a recognised one under DCA interview protocol. Interviewer did not challenge it.] INTERVIEWER: Of course. Can you walk me through what you observed on the morning of the fourteenth? In your own words, and in your capacity as school administrator. WITNESS: I arrived at seven forty-two. I always arrive at seven forty-two. I was crossing the staff car park when I noticed something in the playground area. Specifically, in the sandpit adjacent to the lower school building. INTERVIEWER: Can you describe what you observed in the sandpit? WITNESS: Something had been in it overnight. The sand had been — arranged. Very precisely. There were structures. Not random. Organised. INTERVIEWER: When you say organised —...