Second-hand Related account BFRO #57358

Sasquatch sighting near Otterville, Iowa

Date unknown Otterville, Buchanan County, Iowa 1 witness
Someone else's experience, retold. This event is described inside another report — Possible howl heard while fishing at night near Otterville. It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

Another fisherman left alone for bait reportedly heard splashing and saw a large dark shape washing something in the water on the far bank.

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Facts & provenance

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Place
Otterville, Buchanan County, Iowa
Derived BFRO report #57358 · BFRO report, “Other Stories” section · read with 85% confidence
Map point
42.52, -91.96 (± 1000 m)
Derived BFRO report #57358 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 75% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (SOURCE_MAP_LAYER)
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #57358 · BFRO report, “Other Stories” section · read with 85% confidence

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2017-04-24 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 0f72109f69c8
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