Native family along the Umatilla River reports possible encounters
Account
The witness and her husband took two nieces to wade at a swimming hole under a railroad bridge. While the husband explored the wooded edge alone, he heard whisper-like voices and mirrored footsteps that left him uneasy. As he rejoined the group and recounted the experience, a large limb flew from the trees into the water, followed by a loud splash and grunt from the same area. The group apologized, left tobacco, and departed without investigating further because of the children.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2005
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| Time of day |
mid afternoon
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| Place |
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #15747
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.68, -118.57 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 15747 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Witness was |
watching nieces wading at swimming hole
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| Witness's word for it |
the Big Man
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
two indentations under trees described as bear-like sleeping place, later described as hollows scooped in river rock
Measurements: about 4' across and correspondingly deep
Source timeline
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BFRO report #15747 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference