Hiker encounters intimidating beating sounds and heavy running footsteps
Account
The witness parked to hike a closed-area trail and heard loud, fast drumming sounds from two directions that could be felt as percussion. After smelling a strong unfamiliar musky odor, the witness heard and felt heavy footsteps moving rapidly through brush ahead and then across a second trail as if cutting them off. The witness fled cross-country back to the vehicle without ever seeing the source and heard the drumming again near the vehicle.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 2000
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| Time of day |
approximately 3:00 pm
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| Place |
Greenwater, King County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #1815
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.16, -121.66 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1815 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking on a trail
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| Witness's word for it |
whatever it was
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witness at length by phone and clarified the sequence of sounds, odor, and footsteps.
An investigator visited the site multiple times and noted drumming grouse, a nearby elk trail, no skunk cabbage, and signs of other local animals.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1815 Primary
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