Class A First-hand BFRO #7382

Various incidents along the Kalama River

July 2001 about 10:30pm Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was guiding two clients on a nighttime drift-boat trip at Beginner's Hole. After hooking something heavy that fought like a living animal, he watched it stand upright in the river about 30 feet below the boat, waist-deep with its arms moving as it worked free of the hook. After a few minutes it freed itself, dove underwater, and left a wake heading downstream without surfacing for about 100 yards.

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Arms src
slowly swinging its arms
Posture src
standing waist deep

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 2001
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 10:30pm
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.05, -122.83 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
guiding a nighttime drift boat fishing trip
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #7382 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-11-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c62fbf2c70a8
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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