Hunter reports finding strange tracks in the Everglades, near the area of the Dade County and Collier County line, between Big Cypress and Alligator Alley.
Account
Several months after Hurricane Andrew, the witness and companions were hog hunting from swamp buggies near Big Cypress. After driving through the area overnight, the witness found large human-like bipedal tracks in mud near a water pool, with unusual depth and stride, and later found fresh tracks at the same spot and another set miles away. The group videotaped the tracks and compared them with their own footprints. No creature was seen, and the witness later wondered whether the tracks were from a skunk ape or a prank.
What was reported
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Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Feet src
- human shaped, bipedal
- Gait src
- stride of approximately six feet
- Other features src
- one very big and the other very small like a child's
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 November 1993
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|---|---|
| Place |
Collier County, Florida
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| Map point |
26.07, -80.84 (± 16 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 720 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
6
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| Witness was |
hunting hogs and driving swamp buggies
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| Witness's word for it |
some strange tracks
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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human-shaped bipedal tracks at muddy pool, one large and one small, with long stride and deep impression
Measurements: stride of approximately six feet, with a depth of two to three inches
second set of equally deep track impressions on hard dry road bed about 3 miles from first location
Measurements: as deep as the ones found near the mud
8mm VHS video of the tracks and comparison with the witnesses own footprints
The witness returned in the spring to look for the tracks again to take casts and photos but found only the area as before.
The witness spoke with longtime hunters about the tale and they laughed.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #720 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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