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Class A First-hand BFRO #2549

Hairy humanoid biped seen diving into the Great Pee Dee River

BFRO YEAR: ?84-86? about 1 pm Darlington Sc, Darlington County, South Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and the witness's father were moving slowly upriver by boat when the witness spotted a hairy figure crouched on the bank. They made brief eye contact before the figure dove into the river with arms extended and disappeared. The men went to the spot and found only smears in the clay, then waited about 20 minutes without it resurfacing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
6 ft
Build src
long and slender
Hair colour src
reddish brown
Hair length src
6-8 inches, thin hair
Face src
lighter color than rest of body
Eyes src
dark
Arms src
long and slender
Legs src
long and hairy
Posture src
crouched with knees bent, still on feet
Age / size src
size of a big man

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
about 1 pm
Stated BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Darlington Sc, Darlington County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.2999, -79.8762 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2549 · gnis:1247486 · read with 30% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Darlington', Darlington, matched from nearest town 'darlington sc' read as 'darlington' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
cruising slowly by boat on a river
Stated BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
an unknown animal
Stated BFRO report #2549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2549 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Other

smears in the clay at the spot where the creature had been

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and recorded numbered follow-up details about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #2549 Primary
    Published 2001-05-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 12b48d48519e
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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