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Class A First-hand BFRO #23314

Late night roadside sighting by motorist on Hwy. 917 south of Mullins

September 1998 around 1am Mullins, Horry County, South Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home late at night in September 1998 when they noticed an animal in a roadside ditch near a river. Believing at first it was a dog possibly feeding on roadkill, they slowed as it turned, pushed itself up with its arms, and began to stand. They described an ape-like, fur-covered creature with a bare orangutan-like face, broad chest, and very long arms, and continued past without stopping.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Build src
much broader in shoulders and chest than midsection
Hair colour src
orange-brown
Face src
orangutan-like with no fur, wide mouth with narrow pursed lips
Arms src
very long
Hands src
fingers curved up into palms, not a fist
Posture src
stooped or bent over in ditch, pushing up with arms to stand
Other features src
no apparent neck, wider than normal head, fully fur-covered except face

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1998
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 1am
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mullins, Horry County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.09, -79.12 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23314 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home late at night with children asleep in car
Derived BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
some sort of ape
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #23314 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Don Tart (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness and later visited a forest road near the sighting area near dusk to look for tracks, finding only deer sign.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #23314 Primary
    Published 2008-03-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 3 images at source Hash 3190208e5b9f
    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

  • “multiple reports all within an hour of his sighting”
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