Class A First-hand BFRO #11070

Fisherman sees bipedal, human-looking animal in river

July 1997 dusk, late afternoon in rain with enough light to see Dubois, Clark County, Idaho 1 witness

Account

The witness was fly-fishing in the evening and wading across a creek to return to a ranch during rain. About 200 feet away in the river, a creature that had been hunched over stood on two legs and looked at the witness. The witness noted a human-like face and broad shoulders, then watched it walk into willows before running back to the ranch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: broad shoulders
Face src: human-like, very much human
Gait src: walked into the willows
Posture src: previously hunched over slightly, then stood up on two legs and walked with human posture
Other features src: completely covered in hair except for breast area; not as hairy as expected

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1997 Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	dusk, late afternoon in rain with enough light to see Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Dubois, Clark County, Idaho Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.09, -112.45 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 11070 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fly-fishing in the evening and wading across creek to return to ranch Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	sasquatch Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #11070 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Paul Graves (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness about the encounter and noted familiarity with local wildlife.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #11070 Primary

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