First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #516

Rare sighting in RI by herpetology student

July 2002 pre dawn dark hours Chepachet, Glocester County, Rhode Island 1 witness

Account

The witness went into the woods at night to look for reptiles and amphibians and noticed a rotten meat-like smell. While leaving, the witness heard loud ape-like screams that seemed to get closer, followed by crashes and snapping limbs, and fled to the car. While driving back, the headlights illuminated an upright hairy figure standing in the road that screamed again and ran into the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Sounds

Scream

Other senses

Odor Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7-8 feet tall
Hair colour src: dark brown
Face src: like a deformed human
Gait src: moved and ran like a man
Posture src: upright
Other features src: dark brown hair on most of body with some bald patches, estimated about 300 lbs

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 2002 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	pre dawn dark hours Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Chepachet, Glocester County, Rhode Island Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	41.9108, -71.6621 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Chepachet CDP (GEOID 4414860), matched from nearest town 'Chepachet'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	searching for reptiles and amphibians in the woods at night Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	an upright beastly looking thing Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	hot and humid Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #516 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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Published 2003-12-07 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 47d50f934ab0

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