Driver sees a large animal possibly stalking wild boar outside Bushnell
Account
The witness was driving slowly at night when she saw about ten wild pigs feeding near the road and a large dark hairy figure crouched beside a boulder behind them watching the pigs. She watched it for about a minute before driving on. She turned around a few minutes later to look again, but the figure was gone.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- over 5 feet tall, crouched over
- Build src
- very large, much higher mass than a bear, broad shoulders
- Hair colour src
- black on head, brown further down body
- Hair length src
- long-curly
- Face src
- not clearly observed
- Posture src
- bent over like a big round rock, sitting on knees
- Other features src
- a lot of hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Fall 2012
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| Time of day |
around 12 am at night
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| Place |
Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #43381
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
28.69, -81.71 (± 49 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 43381 with published boundary
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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 |
driving to pick up a relative from work
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Mike Familant (BFRO)
An investigator reviewed the location on Google Earth and noted it is rural near swamp habitat.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #43381 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference