Family has daylight sighting while fishing on Rend Lake
Account
The witness was fishing from a boat with companions near an inlet when they heard a commotion on the bank behind brush. Two of them then saw a tall, muscular, reddish-brown haired biped running quickly away from the shore. They remained on the water while debating whether it could have been a deer or bear. An investigator later spoke with the couple by phone and recorded additional details about size, hair, and distance.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- taller than 6 feet
- Build src
- muscular
- Hair colour src
- reddish-brown
- Hair length src
- six inches long, shaggy
- Face src
- flat looking and very hairy
- Gait src
- running on two feet at a fast pace
- Posture src
- on two feet
- Other features src
- estimated weight 400 lbs; reminded witness of an orangutan except taller
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
14 May 2012
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| Time of day |
1:30 p.m.
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| Place |
Sesser, Franklin County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #35427
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| Map point |
38.10, -88.99 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 35427 (4 decimals, no 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 from a boat
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| Witness's word for it |
large long reddish brown haired creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the couple by phone and summarized size, hair, distance, and behavior details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #35427 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference