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Class A First-hand BFRO #4436

Fisherman has morning sighting while boating up waterway near Sioux Lookout

June 1998 about 8:00 a.m. Sioux Lookout, Ontario 1 witness

Account

Two people were boating in a creek on a rainy, windy morning when the witness saw a bulky black bipedal figure 30-40 yards away. The figure walked steadily toward the woods for 10-15 seconds, swatted a branch aside with its left arm, went up a hill and disappeared without looking toward the boat. The companion kept his head down against the weather and saw nothing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Build src
very broad shoulders and generally thick appearance
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
left arm swatted branch over its head
Gait src
steadily walked, walked calmly away
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
small, knobby head sitting on shoulders with no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1998
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 8:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
50.0951, -91.9598 (± 18 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4436 · cgndb:FEVJU · read with 35% confidence
Canadian Geographical Names Database town 'Sioux Lookout', Kenora (+1 same-named nearby), matched from nearest town 'Sioux Lookout'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
boating in a creek
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bulky, black creature
Stated BFRO report #4436 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4436 · 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. BFRO report #4436 Primary
    Published 2002-05-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 03b23a411927
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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