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Class B First-hand BFRO #30249

Possible daytime sighting by boaters and day prior by morning walker between Perth and Westport

28 September 2007 about 2-2:30pm Perth, Westport, Ontario 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were slowly drifting down a river while fishing after a morning derby. They noticed canoeists coming upstream and a large dark upright figure on shore apparently watching the canoe. The figure rose from a crouch, turned away and walked fluidly over a bank into dense boggy brush where the witnesses felt no person could travel.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
probably 8ft tall or something like that
Build src
big, enormous
Hair colour src
dark, black
Arms src
arms hanging, bigger than us
Gait src
super fluid and smooth, without breaking stride
Posture src
upright on two feet, initially hunched down then stood up
Other features src
human-like

Facts & provenance

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Date
28 September 2007
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 2-2:30pm
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Perth, Westport, Ontario
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town
Map point
44.82, -76.44 (± 10 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 30249 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
drifting downriver fishing from a boat
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
a large, upright, dark, hairy type-thing
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #30249 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Todd Prescott (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator later interviewed all witnesses individually and separately by phone.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

A group member placed multiple game cameras in the area each August to January capturing common wildlife but nothing matching the reported figures.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #30249 Primary
    Published 2011-07-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 640af1c9b542
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “an encounter reported from the scout camp on the same lake in the ‘90’s”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “a report from a cabin outside of Westport about 10 months after our encounter”
    Not in the Anomadex yet