Possible track way found in Hosmer Lake near Bend
Account
Three people paddleboarding in the shallow back end of a lake at sunset came across a long trackway of very large footprints in the mud under the water. The prints appeared to follow elk tracks and occasionally veered aside near underwater nest-like depressions with shells. No figure or animal was seen, and the witnesses estimated a foot far larger than a human foot with very long strides. The tracks had washed away by the next day.
What was reported
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Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Feet src
- about twice her foot size about 18" x 7"
- Gait src
- strides 6 - 8' apart
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 September 2012
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| Time of day |
sunset
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| Place |
Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #36384
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.98, -121.78 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 36384 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
paddle boarding on a lake
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| Witness's word for it |
a track or trail through the water with very clear and apparent large footprints
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Jason Wells (BFRO)
a dozen or more large footprints with clear toes in mud under about a foot of water extending a couple hundred feet
Measurements: water about 1 foot deep; trail about a couple hundred feet; a dozen or more prints
outline of very large footprints following animal tracks, estimated twice human foot size, with long strides over about 200 yards
Measurements: about 18" x 7"; strides 6 - 8' apart; about 200 yards
A companion returned the next day and found the tracks had washed away.
An investigator paddled with the couple to the shallow head of the lake and noted elk trackways and underwater depressions with shells where the reported trackway had veered.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36384 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference