Hikers find footprints and hair near Huntington Lake
Account
Three hikers in the Rock Creek area found a line of very large footprints crossing a meadow to the north. They counted over a dozen identifiable tracks with deep impressions and long strides, and saw no other human footprints. Beside one print they found a broken branch with hairs on the bark, and later reported photos and analysis of the hair.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Feet src
- eighteen and one half inches long and eight inches wide
- Gait src
- stride varied from four feet to six feet
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
22 September 2001
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| Time of day |
four o'clock
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| Place |
Huntington Lake, Fresno County, California
Stated
BFRO report #5418
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.23, -119.23 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 5418 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
hiking and setting up base camp
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Over twelve identifiable tracks heading north across a meadow.
Measurements: eighteen and one half inches long, eight inches wide, up to three inches deep, stride four to six feet
Three hairs found on bark of broken branch beside a footprint; two later lost, one retained; analyzed material found not primate in origin.
Photos of footprints and cheek prints held by the witness.
Broken branch and twig beside a footprint where the hairs were found.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added details about rain, ground conditions, absence of human prints, a possible sitting spot, photos, hair analysis, and nearby water.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5418 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference