Daylight sighting by fisherman 6 crow miles NE of Elkins
Account
The witness was wading and trout fishing at a fork with a wooded island when a twig snap drew attention to the island. About 60 yards away, a very tall dark figure stood facing the witness then quickly turned and walked away bipedally downstream out of view, apparently carrying a large staff-like piece of wood. The witness reported freezing with fear, being unarmed, and leaving the area immediately.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- very tall
- Build src
- very broad shoulders
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Face src
- no facial features I could make out at that distance
- Gait src
- walked away on two feet
- Posture src
- stood facing him
- Other features src
- assumed covered in hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
29 July 2017
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| Time of day |
Midday
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| Place |
Fairview, Randolph County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #59102
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.97, -79.76 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 59102 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
trout fishing while wading
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| Witness's word for it |
a figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Greg Lambert (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to clarify details and offered an opinion that the witness saw a bigfoot.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #59102 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference