Class A First-hand BFRO #15050

County parks employee's early morning sighting near Rib River

June 2001 around 6:30am Little Chicago, Marathon County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness, a seasonal parks worker, arrived alone at Amco park early in the morning to clean. While driving out on the park access road, the witness saw a large hairy upright figure standing beside the road. The figure looked toward the truck then ran quickly across the road toward the river, after which the witness left without investigating.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
between 6 and 7 feet tall
Build src
big
Posture src
standing
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2001
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 6:30am
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Little Chicago, Marathon County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.09, -89.99 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 15050 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
cleaning a county park and driving out
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
This thing
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #15050 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Paul Schnabel (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness returned to the park a week later and noted no noises, footprints, or other signs.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-06-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4f532a48a286
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “sightings aroung phillips and park falls”
    Not in the Anomadex yet