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Class B First-hand BFRO #27587

Couple hears an unusual scream while camping overnight on the Peace River

October 2005 around 10:00 pm Arcadia, Charlotte County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

A couple canoed to a secluded riverbed camp and set up torches for the night. After dark they heard distant splashing followed by a long loud scream that shifted from high-pitched to angry and low. Frightened, the husband retrieved a gun and they remained uneasy through the night with no further incident.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Scream Growl

Described appearance

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Age / size src
very LARGE animal

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 2005
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 10:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Arcadia, Charlotte County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
27.08, -81.99 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 27587 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight on a riverbed
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
somethin very big
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #27587 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Cathy Betz (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witnesses, suggested they compare audio recordings in a database, and added a terrain photo of the river.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #27587 Primary
    Published 2010-04-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash db3db4886f6b
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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