Man watching his sons canoeing also sees upright animal. Extraordinary vocalizations heard
Account
The witness was staying at a cottage on a northern lake with family when loud organized whoops, grunts and knocking were heard at night from across the water. The next sunny morning while watching family in a canoe through binoculars the witness saw a large black-brown hairy creature sitting on a boulder across the lake. The creature slapped the rock with both hands, then stood upright and walked into the bush. A fallen tree previously seen across the lake had been moved to the beach, and similar loud vocalizations were heard on later nights.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- huge on top in chest area with scrawny legs by comparison
- Hair colour src
- black brown
- Hands src
- both hands slapped rock about three times together
- Legs src
- had knees with knees up near chest
- Gait src
- stood up and walked into bush
- Posture src
- sitting on haunches with knees up near chest
- Other features src
- no neck, back of head sloped to back, straggly matted, covered in hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2002
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| Time of day |
about 10.30am
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| Place |
Blind River, Ontario
Stated
BFRO report #5473
· BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.2441, -82.9193 (± 22 km)
Canadian Geographical Names Database community 'Blind River', Algoma (+1 same-named nearby), matched from nearest town 'Blind River'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
watching family in canoe with binoculars while staying at cottage
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| Witness's word for it |
big black brown thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
fallen tree previously seen extending into water was gone and reportedly dragged to beach about 50 feet away
Measurements: 50 feet
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and exchanged emails about the sighting and sounds.
The witness and a relative listened to reference recordings supplied by a researcher and said some whistles and grunts matched what they heard.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5473 Primary