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Class A First-hand BFRO #47021

Bigfoot crosses SR-72 directly in front a vehicle west of Arcadia and just outside Myakka River State Park

September 2014 around 8:30 pm Arcadia, Sarasota County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving east on Hwy 72 toward Arcadia at night when she first noticed what she thought was a deer to the right of the road. A large bipedal figure then ran across the road in front of her car, forcing her to brake hard, and disappeared into scrub on the far side. She stopped past the crossing point, got out of the car, heard nothing but smelled a musky odor, and called her children.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src
much taller than 6'5"
Build src
shoulders as wide as a vehicle
Hair colour src
dark brown to black
Hair length src
long
Face src
very human looking with tan leathery skin, flat wide nose
Eyes src
dark
Gait src
crossed in two steps
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
smooth like a dog

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 2014
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 8:30 pm
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Arcadia, Sarasota County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
27.20, -81.98 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 47021 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home toward Arcadia
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #47021 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)
Photograph

The investigator drove with the witness to the crossing location and photographed the road looking east and west.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator met the witness at home and spoke with her children about the night of the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

The investigator drove with the witness to the crossing location and photographed the road looking east and west.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #47021 Primary
    Published 2014-11-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 4 images at source Hash f6ee9e2b1755
    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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