First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #481

Campers at Suttle Lake see three creatures at night near cabin

24 October 2002 night, about an hour-and-a-half after 11:45 p.m. Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

During a late-night stay on a fishing trip, the witness and two companions observed three hair-covered bipedal figures near a cabin and parked vehicles. One tall figure stood at the treeline rocking and bobbing while two smaller figures crouched behind a truck watching them. After a vehicle was started and moved, the figures fled into the woods, with one later seen running across a road on two legs. The group then heard movement and breaking brush toward the lake and later noticed broken vegetation and possible tracks and hair.

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What was reported

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Sounds

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7-1/2 to 8 feet tall
Build src
very broad in the shoulder and across the chest
Arms src
one arm up above its head resting on a tree
Gait src
rapidly rocking side to side and bobbing up and down; ran on two legs
Posture src
standing by tree; smaller ones crouched together motionless
Age / size src
one adult and two younger ones
Other features src
covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
24 October 2002
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Time of day
night, about an hour-and-a-half after 11:45 p.m.
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #481 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon
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Map point
44.2924, -121.5530 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #481 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sisters city (GEOID 4167950), matched from nearest town 'Sisters'
Account type
First-hand
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #481 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses
3
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #481 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported
3
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Witness was
camping on fishing trip, sleeping in parked vehicle
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Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #481 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions
very cold; a little breezy.
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First published by
BFRO
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Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

partial tracks reportedly found, one large

Measurements: one over eighteen inches long

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Hair

possible hair reportedly found

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Tree damage

huge broken branches and broken bushes like something big went through

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness about fishing activity and possible food sources.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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