3 Friends watch 7' tall 2 legged hairy brown animal on the other side of the river
Account
In summer 1987, the witness and two companions were resting on a rock after swimming and fishing at a swimming hole on the Gauley River when the area went quiet. They saw a large, dark-brown, two-legged animal standing in a clearing across the river watching them for about two minutes before it left up the bank and out of hearing up the hillside. The next day the witness revisited the spot and judged the animal had been at least seven feet tall.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 7 feet tall
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Legs src
- 2 legged
- Posture src
- stood
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1987
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
noon
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| Place |
Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #1774
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
38.33, -80.60 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 1774 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
laying out in the sun after swimming and fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
A large 2 legged animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator is maintaining contact with the witness and trying to track down the companions from that day.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1774 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “the other sighting was from this site”Not in the Anomadex yet