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Class B First-hand BFRO #17214

Possible vocalization heard by police officer / hunter at McLaughlin Lake outside Belleterre

2002–2003 around 23h00 at night Belleterre, Quebec 1 witness

Account

The witness was on a camp roof at night making moose calls to prepare for hunting season. After hearing distant cracking and movement in shoreline water, a loud unfamiliar scream sounded two or three times nearby. The frightened witness went inside the camp for the night and found nothing unusual the next day.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Scream Footsteps

Facts & provenance

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Date
2002–2003
Stated BFRO report #17214 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
around 23h00 at night
Stated BFRO report #17214 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Belleterre, Quebec
Stated BFRO report #17214 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.38, -78.65 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 17214 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #17214 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #17214 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
making moose calls from camp roof at night
Stated BFRO report #17214 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #17214 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and recorded further details about the sound duration, distance, and reaction.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #17214 Primary
    Published 2007-01-05 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 19894f418fce
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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