Fishing guide with clients approached by a Florida Skunk-Ape in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (includes witness sketch)
Account
The witness was guiding a fishing charter by boat in a remote refuge in the morning when a reddish-brown hairy biped was seen searching a sand bank. The creature approached to close range, stood erect and faced the boat for several seconds, vocalized, then left quietly into mangroves. The sighting lasted about two minutes and was watched by the guide and two clients.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- apx. 6/7 ft tall
- Build src
- built like a side by side fridge, very square, very stocky and muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark reddish brown
- Hair length src
- approximately 10 inches long
- Face src
- more cave man then ape, bearded with mustache, no hair on forehead
- Arms src
- long arms hanging down and swinging
- Hands src
- fingers held straight but slightly curled inward
- Gait src
- walking bipedally, bent forward at the waist
- Posture src
- bent at waist, then stood fully erect
- Other features src
- brownish black skin
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 May 2011
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| Time of day |
about 7 a.m.
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| Place |
New Smyrna Beach, Brevard County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #29529
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
28.93, -80.84 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 29529 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
poling a flats boat on a fishing charter
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| Witness's word for it |
sasquatch
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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
- David Wright (BFRO)
Large footprints previously noticed in the same area
Witness sketch added to the report
An investigator interviewed the witness at length and judged the account credible with no sign of fabrication.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #29529 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference