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Class B First-hand BFRO #7785

Family in small boat hears animal retreating and finds prints

1963–2002 Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon 4 witnesses

Account

In 1963 the witness hiked with family members to Teddy Lakes to fish. While rowing around an island they heard splashing and then found a line of very large, deep, human-like footprints in shallow mud where an animal had exited the water. Neither the witness, then a youth experienced with tracks, nor his expert-tracker grandfather could identify the maker, and the trail was lost in forest litter.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Physical traces

Tracks

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Legs src
two legged
Feet src
about a 15" track; like tracks of a very large man, only wider, longer, deeper
Gait src
taking large steps
Age / size src
very large animal

Facts & provenance

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Date
1963–2002
Stated BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Place
Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.86, -121.88 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7785 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
fishing from rowboat at lake
Stated BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the animal
Stated BFRO report #7785 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7785 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Tracks

line of large human-like tracks in soft mud in shallow water where animal left water

Measurements: about 15 inch track; about a foot of water over soft mud; about 50 feet from shore; 5 or 6 feet deep beyond

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

Investigator noted witness provided accurate coordinates for first two events with Teddy Lake used as reference.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #7785 Primary
    Published 2004-01-16 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 2ab5325213f4
    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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