Class B First-hand BFRO #6130

Hikers hear strange screams in the Desolation Wilderness

July 2000 9:30-10:30 PM and about 5:00-5:30 AM Placerville, El Dorado County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative camped at Rockbound Lake in Desolation Wilderness. Late at night they heard three very loud high-pitched screams from across the lake. Just before dawn the next morning they heard a series of very loud roars from multiple directions around the lake, including one very close behind camp, then searched the area but saw nothing.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
July 2000
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
9:30-10:30 PM and about 5:00-5:30 AM
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Placerville, El Dorado County, California
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.00, -120.24 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6130 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
backpacking, camping and fishing
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
several Bigfoot type creatures
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #6130 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-04-04 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 0af9b50b50b5
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “someone else had reported hearing some loud screams a few weeks earlier”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “other hikers that had reported actually seeing a couple of Bigfoots in the Desolation Wilderness”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “several other Bigfoot type incidents in Placer and Eldorado counties”
    Not in the Anomadex yet