Campers awakened by possible late-night screams north of Woods Canyon Lake
Account
A couple camping on the Mogollon Rim reported being awakened in the early morning by very loud, long screams echoing in a nearby canyon. Both spouses listened for several minutes before briefly leaving the tent and returning to sleep. The next morning the husband walked toward the sound and reported finding a large teepee-like structure of heavy cut poles with no stumps nearby. On the second night no screams were heard, but the wife reported hearing large movement in the woods while the dogs remained uneasy.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
22 August 2013
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| Time of day |
about 3:10 a.m.
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| Place |
Payson, Coconino County, Arizona
Stated
BFRO report #41981
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
34.24, -110.57 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 41981 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
camping overnight in a tent
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Chuck Jacobs (BFRO)
Teepee-like structure of large cut dead poles reported north of camp with no stumps nearby.
Measurements: 12 to 15 feet long and 4 to 5 inches in diameter
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, confirmed details, and played audio samples for comparison.
Investigators camped overnight at the site, heard distant vocalizations and coyote howls including a loud howl around midnight, tried knocks and calls without response, and could not relocate the reported structure but noted similar thinning piles.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #41981 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “1973 Puyallup Washington and 1978 Snohomish County Washington”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “several published reports from within a ten-mile radius”Not in the Anomadex yet