Two people in canoe see creature on shoreline
Account
Two companions fishing from a canoe at dusk noticed a dark crouched shape on the shoreline about 50 yards away. As they rowed closer the shape stood upright to about seven feet, looked toward them, turned toward a twig-snapping sound behind it, then spun and ran into the forest with further movement sounds heard. After waiting in the canoe, they paddled ashore and found two obscured marks in the sand where it had turned.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about seven feet tall
- Hair colour src
- very dark brown
- Face src
- hairy yet fleshy around the upper cheeks
- Eyes src
- dark in color but clearly visible and had a brightness about them
- Gait src
- darted into the wood line like a cat
- Posture src
- crouching there on its feet like a catcher
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
8 August 1996
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| Time of day |
around dusk
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| Place |
Saranac Lake NY, Essex County, New York
Stated
BFRO report #10289
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.27, -74.15 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 10289 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing in a canoe
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| Witness's word for it |
strange shape
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Paul J. Mateja (BFRO)
Two discernable markings in sand where the creature turned, obscured by pivoting of its feet
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10289 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference