Class B First-hand BFRO #9654

Various incidents around Paul Lake Provincial Park outside Kamloops

June 2004 about 7:00 pm Kamloops, British Columbia 1 witness

Account

The witness was hiking back toward the day-use lot in light rain after walking to the west end of the lake with a companion. After scuffing a foot on gravel, the witness heard a loud grunt and a large branch snap uphill, then saw a large reddish-brown hairy form crouched by a fallen tree about 40-50 ft away, partly hidden by undergrowth. The form stood, held an arm across the face area, looked back once, and left quickly and silently upright without dropping to all fours.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Vocalization

Physical traces

Tree break

Described appearance

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Build src: large
Hair colour src: reddish-brown
Arms src: arm up across where head would be
Gait src: moved away very quickly, making no noise
Posture src: crouched by log then stood up

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 2004 Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 7:00 pm Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Kamloops, British Columbia Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	50.74, -120.12 (± 3 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 9654 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	hiking back on trail toward day-use lot in light rain Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something large, with reddish-brown hair Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #9654 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Blaine McMillan (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #9654 Primary

Published 2004-10-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 08051adbe8ef

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“the report near Merritt earlier in the year (May?)”
Not in the Anomadex yet