Creature observed scratching.
Account
The witness and son were on a trail about a quarter mile from the river and stopped so the son could tie his shoe. The witness then noticed movement 150-200 feet away by a large old redwood stump and discerned a mass with a human-like torso from the waist up, apparently scratching its back against the stump. After gaining a back and profile view, the witness became fearful and both fled down the trail for about thirty seconds to a minute.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Other features src
- human-like torso (from the waist up)
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
22 August 1999
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|---|---|
| Place |
Humboldt County, California
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| Map point |
40.7067, -123.9262 (± 58 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Humboldt County (GEOID 06023); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking with son on a trail
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| Witness's word for it |
creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2141 Primary