Class A First-hand BFRO #4760

Young man see's a "huge hairy ape looking thing" under a bridge on the Scioto River

July 2002 around 9:45 or 10:00 PM Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking home across a bridge at night when splashes were heard from the river below. Going down to the bank to look, the witness saw a large hairy ape-like figure standing in the river. The figure turned and ran through the water toward the witness while making a gurgling sound. The witness fled up the bank, fell while running, and later avoided the bridge at night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Vocalization

Context & caveats

Possible hoax

Described appearance

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Height src: well in excess of six feet tall
Build src: very bulky
Hair colour src: dark
Arms src: hairy, dripping wet
Gait src: running through the water
Posture src: standing
Age / size src: big huge
Other features src: hairy ape looking; hair up to chest high dripping wet

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 2002 Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 9:45 or 10:00 PM Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.64, -83.61 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 4760 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking home Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	big huge hairy ape looking thing Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #4760 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator left a voicemail and later spoke with the witness by phone, with a relative also recalling the evening.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #4760 Primary

Published 2002-08-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 79711d56ae4f

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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