Class A First-hand BFRO #30860

Daylight sighting by camper at Black Mountain Campground near Blue Ridge Parkway

21 August 2011 about 2 p.m. Busick, Yancey County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness stayed in camp alone while companions left on a long hike. During an afternoon walk on a game trail a few hundred yards from camp, the witness encountered a large hairy biped and stared at it briefly before it walked away. The witness returned to camp and later concluded it was likely the same figure a companion had seen near camp the previous night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: 7’-8’
Build src: 300-500 pounds with 3’-4’ wide shoulders
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: six inch long
Face src: same color as hair, no significant features discerned
Arms src: long, hairy
Hands src: extended to its knees
Legs src: muscular
Gait src: casual bipedal walk with estimated eight foot stride
Posture src: bipedal
Other features src: semi-conical head, no visible neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	21 August 2011 Stated BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 2 p.m. Stated BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Busick, Yancey County, North Carolina Stated BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	35.75, -82.22 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 30860 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	walking alone near campground Stated BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #30860 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #30860 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Zorc (BFRO)

Tree damage

numerous broken and bent small trees along game trail near camp

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator conducted a lengthy phone interview with the witness months after the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #30860 Primary

Published 2011-10-23 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 683284e1c721

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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