Class A First-hand BFRO #16853

Roadside sighting by a father and son north of Brockville

December 2006 11:20 am Brockville(large), Ontario 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding as a front-seat passenger in a van approaching a curve when they saw a large furry figure running upright across a crossroad and behind a billboard into brush and woods. The sighting lasted about five seconds and showed only the rear view. An impression in snow and mud, broken cedars, and a path through brush were noticed afterward.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Physical traces

Tracks Tree break

Described appearance

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Height src: approx. 8-9 feet
Build src: thick body, trunk 3-4 feet wide
Hair colour src: dark brown above the waist and a lighter brown
Arms src: held tightly to side of body
Hands src: no visible hands
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: running upright like a man with a swinging motion
Posture src: slightly hunched over
Other features src: otter-like coat

Facts & provenance

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Date	December 2006 Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	11:20 am Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Brockville(large), Ontario Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.54, -75.63 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 16853 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding as front passenger in van while traveling to town Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large dark brown object (furry, like an otter coat) Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #16853 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

irregular peanut-shaped impression on small rise or bank toward bush with snow in center

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Tree damage

broken cedars and branches with path through brush

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Tracks

slight soft-mud print and matted down area in high grass off shoulder of road

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #16853 Primary

Published 2006-12-05 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ff71e2202ce4

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“local paper mentioned an unknown animal was killing cattle from nearby farms”
Not in the Anomadex yet