Class B First-hand BFRO #26285

Unusual thud and possible whoop heard along with feeling of being watched in Algonquin Provincial Park

13 July 2009 10 PM Kearney, Ontario 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was lying awake in a tent at a Rain Lake campsite with a companion already asleep when a powerful but silent ground thud was felt very close to the tent, followed by a brief skunk-like odor. Later that night the witness heard an unusually loud whoop-like sound first taken for a loon. In the morning an indistinct disturbance entering camp and a freshly snapped tree stump were found, and while hiking out the witness felt watched.

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Date
13 July 2009
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10 PM
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Kearney, Ontario
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.62, -78.93 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26285 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
lying in tent at backpacking campsite
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26285 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Todd Prescott (BFRO)
Tracks

indistinct ground disturbance where something came down off trail into campsite, with no discernible track

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

tree stump about 8 inches diameter snapped about two feet high with fresh splinters

Measurements: 8" diameter, about two feet above ground

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

large elongated bear-like footprints noted in area with moose and bear sign

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and transcribed part of the interview.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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