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Class A First-hand BFRO #29025

Father remembers fishing with his son, appearing to be observed by a sasquatch which is later sighted on the far side of the lake near McKenna

30 July 1990 morn and afternoon Meckenna, Pierce County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were fishing from the bank of a small lake when they heard careful, bipedal-sounding footsteps moving through the woods behind them from one side to the other. After a while they watched a very tall, broad-shouldered, hair-covered biped walk out into a grassy area on the far side of the lake. The creature walked slightly stooped, with long hair waving as it moved, and then disappeared from view.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7’ tall
Build src
broad shouldered
Hair colour src
dingy dark brown/black with some gray
Hair length src
about 12 inches long
Face src
facial features not visible
Arms src
arms visible
Gait src
bi-pedal walk
Posture src
slightly stooped or hunched over

Facts & provenance

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Date
30 July 1990
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
morn and afternoon
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Meckenna, Pierce County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.88, -122.43 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 29025 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
fishing on a lake bank
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
big foot
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #29025 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator accompanied the witness back to the lake, retraced the movement routes, and photographed the site.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #29025 Primary
    Published 2011-03-26 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 3 images at source Hash ac0ba11d09d3
    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

  • “many guys local have talk about it”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “sasquatch sightings and habituation situations”
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