Possible roadside sighting in the daytime in Myakka City
Account
The witness was driving east with a companion on a private dirt road in daylight when she noticed a dark, shaggy shape behind a fence near Long Creek. She described it as crouched or standing motionless, with a pointed head and broad shoulders, about three feet taller than the fence, and believed it was trying to remain unseen. The companion did not see it, and when they turned around and returned the shape was gone, but they found what they thought were two footprints nearby.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 3 feet above the fence (about 7.5 to 8 feet total)
- Build src
- massive shoulders
- Hair colour src
- dark ash brown
- Hair length src
- 3-4-inch hair
- Face src
- face not seen
- Arms src
- arms by side
- Posture src
- crouching down, standing still
- Other features src
- pointy head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 June 2018
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| Time of day |
6:45 pm, still light
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| Place |
Myakka City, Manatee County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #59537
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
27.41, -82.13 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 59537 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving east on a dirt road with a companion
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| Witness's word for it |
a Sasquatch
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- R. Monteith (BFRO)
Two footprints believed to be from the creature found about 50 feet from where the figure stood
Photos of the footprint area including one where the print was stepped on
An investigator recorded the account and later measured the fence as 5 ft high.
An investigator recorded the account and later measured the fence as 5 ft high.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #59537 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “sightings of a “skunk ape” in the area for years”Not in the Anomadex yet