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Class B First-hand BFRO #9069

Possible approaches to a boat ramp on Kootenay Lake

1998–2004 late at night, usually after 12 but before 3 Ainsworth Hotsprings, British Columbia 1 witness

Account

The witness reports sleeping aboard a boat moored in a marina slip and repeatedly hearing a heavy visitor come down the metal access ramp late at night and walk across the floating docks, displacing the dock enough to rock the boat. The steps sound widely spaced and cover the ramp and dock sections unusually quickly. The pattern recurred at least once each summer holiday over several years, with a bucket of fish offal sometimes found emptied afterward and whoop-like vocalizations also heard.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Whoop Footsteps

Interaction

Property disturbance

Described appearance

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Legs src
stride of about 5 feet
Gait src
steps spread far apart
Other features src
sinks dock lower than 245-pound witness can

Facts & provenance

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Date
1998–2004
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
late at night, usually after 12 but before 3
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Ainsworth Hotsprings, British Columbia
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
49.82, -117.07 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9069 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was
sleeping aboard boat in marina slip
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
someone or some thing
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9069 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Blaine McMillan (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #9069 Primary
    Published 2004-07-29 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c93a159c7f73
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization