Class A First-hand BFRO #1388

Hiker encounters huge, upright animal at creek on Grass Mountain

18 June 1990 Enumclaw, King County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was exploring up a small feeder creek away from a campsite when a very strong foul smell was noticed and movement was heard ahead in the brush. A tall, very muscular, reddish-brown entity with huge shoulders and no apparent neck was seen walking about 50 feet away. The witness retreated toward camp, perceived the smell as moving with them and believed the animal kept pace and followed to the campsite, then left the mountain without packing up the tent.

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Described appearance

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Height src
tall
Build src
very muscular, like a linebacker with huge shoulders
Hair colour src
reddish brown
Gait src
walking
Other features src
no neck remembered

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 June 1990
Stated BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Enumclaw, King County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
47.18, -121.77 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1388 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
exploring up a feeder creek while camping
Stated BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
whatever animal I ran into up there
Stated BFRO report #1388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1388 · BFRO classification label

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