Three young men observe a bigfoot climb up a crevice
Account
The witness and two companions were camping by a river and went upstream climbing rocks to find a spot to jump into the water. Across the river they noticed movement in a brush-filled crevasse and watched a large dark-haired figure crouching and then climbing upward on its hind legs while holding trees and rocks. After losing sight of it in dense vegetation, they returned to camp and cut the trip short.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- well over 6 feet tall, probably closer to 7 feet
- Build src
- thinner than a bear and very muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- flat face with no snout, much like a primate
- Arms src
- about three-fourths the size of legs, not too long
- Hands src
- front right paw/hand grasping a tree
- Feet src
- like human feet but larger, maybe a foot and a half long
- Gait src
- moving up steep crevice on hind legs while grasping rocks and trees
- Posture src
- crouching then standing/walking on hind legs
- Other features src
- hair all over the body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 July 2001
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late morning, about 11:30
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| Place |
Georgetown, Placer County, California
Stated
BFRO report #2919
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.9114, -120.8346 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Georgetown CDP (GEOID 0629350), matched from nearest town 'Georgetown'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping and free-climbing upstream looking for river-jumping rocks
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| Witness's word for it |
large, hairy figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
An investigator called the witness and asked detailed follow-up questions about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2919 Primary