July 2000, Lewis County Group of Young Hikers see large Bipedal Creature
Account
A group of girls on a summer-camp hike entered a swamp-like area where they heard twigs snap, smelled a foul odor, and saw a dark hairy bipedal creature moving among trees. The creature paused and looked toward them after one girl screamed, and the group fled. A counselor later told them it was a bear, which the witness doubted because it walked on two legs and was in a swamp.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- dark
- Legs src
- on two legs
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- hairy, grollia-like; ears could not be seen
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
11 July 2000
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon
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| Place |
Lyon Falls, Lewis County, New York
Stated
BFRO report #6700
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
43.6167, -75.3571 (± 20 km)
USGS GNIS stream 'Moose River', Lewis, matched from place name 'Moose River'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
10
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking during summer camp
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| Witness's word for it |
creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #6700 Primary