Father and son see large footprints outside Orick
Account
While camped on a river bar, the witness and his father walked inland up a creek to look for flowing water. On a sandy bar beside a pool they found very large, deep tracks crossing in a straight line with a long stride. The father compared his own foot, grew tense and watchful, then led the witness quickly back to camp saying they were bear tracks and telling him not to tell the others.
What was reported
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Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Feet src
- very large with very deep toes and heels and raised center
- Gait src
- straight line across bar, about 4.5 feet apart
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1969
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| Time of day |
late afternoon/early evening
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| Place |
Orick, Humboldt County, California
Stated
BFRO report #2935
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.30, -124.06 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2935 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
walking up a creek bed exploring while camping
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| Witness's word for it |
a set of tracks
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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very large deep tracks crossing sand bar in straight line
Measurements: about 4.5 feet apart
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added details about print alignment, spacing, shape, and dissimilarity to bear prints.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2935 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “McClarin (SP?)Collection”Not in the Anomadex yet