Class A First-hand BFRO #70692

Delivery driver has close up encounter with a Bigfoot near bridge 18 miles SW of Charleston

12 May 2008 about 5:00 P.M., evening falling Charleston, Lincoln County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

In fall 2008 the witness was driving a pickup slowly along a dirt road beside a creek toward a one-lane low-water bridge in the evening. Beside the bridge he saw a large shaggy figure he first took for a bear, which stood upright as he approached and watched him pass within a few feet. He described it as about eight feet tall with long arms, no visible neck, and a hairless human-like face. The figure then stepped into deep water, crossed the creek, and climbed the far bank holding trees, and was gone when the witness returned after dark.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: at least eight feet tall
Build src: four feet wide at the shoulders
Hair colour src: brindle color, brown, black and gray all mingled together
Hair length src: several inches long
Face src: no hair on face, looked almost human
Arms src: disproportionately long
Hands src: almost to knees
Posture src: sitting on haunches
Other features src: no neck that I could see

Facts & provenance

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Date	12 May 2008 Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 5:00 P.M., evening falling Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Charleston, Lincoln County, West Virginia Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.10, -81.81 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 70692 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving a pickup delivering mining batteries Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	That wasn’t a bear! Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #70692 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Russ Jones (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator discussed the bridge location and identified the map pin as the only spot matching the described culverts, noting the road is now paved.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

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BFRO report #70692 Primary

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