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Class B First-hand BFRO #40314

Homeowner finds possible footprints near Beach Park

10 March 2013 Beach Park, Lake County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was in the process of buying a vacant house and found a line of large barefoot-like impressions in snow and mud along the side of the garage toward the backyard. The prints showed toes, deep toe depression and a short stride close to the building, and were photographed with the witness's shoe for scale. The witness reported seeing only incoming tracks and requested review of the photos, noting doubt about a hoax due to the secluded location.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Tracks

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 March 2013
Stated BFRO report #40314 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Beach Park, Lake County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #40314 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
42.4423, -87.8754 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #40314 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Beach Park village (GEOID 1704303), matched from nearest town 'Beach Park'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #40314 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #40314 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
visiting home being purchased
Stated BFRO report #40314 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #40314 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

large barefoot-like impressions in snow and mud west of garage leading toward backyard with visible toes

Measurements: 16 1/2 inches long; 8 1/2 inches wide at ball; 6 1/2 inches wide at heel, extrapolated from photos

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

photos of prints including one with witness shoe for scale and one showing short stride close to home

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

witness shoe dimensions used as scale for footprint size estimate

Measurements: 10.5 inches long and about 4.5 inches across toe box

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

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and reviewed email exchanges about the photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #40314 Primary
    Published 2013-03-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 3 images at source Hash ef7fa2ad949c
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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