Man sees BF wading across Molalla River
Account
On May 15, 1997, two companions were sitting at the edge of the Molalla River at night when they heard small noises and then a loud thrashing in the water. One companion watched in moonlight as a very wide, person-like figure waded through a five-foot-deep rapid with water only at its waist and then disappeared into the woods amid sounds of large limbs snapping. Both then left the scene.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- about as wide as two good-sized men
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 May 1997
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening
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| Place |
Clackamas County, Oregon
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| Map point |
45.2629, -122.6926 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Canby'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Canby', Clackamas)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sitting at the river's edge at night
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| Witness's word for it |
a figure crossing the river
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| First published by |
The Track Record #68
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Evidence & investigation
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Three investigators visited the site nine days later but found no significant sign, noting only deer, raccoon and canine tracks and local vegetation and sounds.
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #30 Secondary