Class B First-hand BFRO #50074

Possible encounter scares a camper from his hammock while in the Uwharrie National Forest

October 2015 2:30 a.m. El Dorado, Uwharrie, Montgomery County, North Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

The witness spent the night in a hammock set a short distance into the woods beside a campground site while his wife slept in a tent. After 2:30 a.m. he heard prolonged branch-breaking sounds around him and a very deep, prolonged vocalization, which seemed to stop when he shone a light and resume when it was off. He retreated to the tent, where both occupants continued to hear breaking culminating in one very loud break. The next morning they found no footprints or broken limbs, only rock piles they noted.

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Date
October 2015
Stated BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
2:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
El Dorado, Uwharrie, Montgomery County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
35.47, -80.09 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight in a hammock
Derived BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the animal
Stated BFRO report #50074 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #50074 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Larry Sidwell (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness at length by phone three days after the event.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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