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Class B First-hand BFRO #16746

Possible stick formation found by hiker in the Great Swamp

October 2006 between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island 1 witness

Account

The witness hiked into Great Swamp to search for bigfoot evidence. Off a side path, the witness found a young tree snapped at about six feet high and a small woven-looking stick formation nearby. Nothing else unusual was found.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Structure or nest Tree break

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 2006
Stated BFRO report #16746 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #16746 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
Stated BFRO report #16746 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.46, -71.59 (± 1080 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16746 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16746 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #16746 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
hiking to look for bigfoot evidence
Stated BFRO report #16746 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #16746 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

Young tree snapped in half at about six feet off the ground

Measurements: about six feet off the ground

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Structure

Small woven-looking stick formation about three feet high on slightly elevated land

Measurements: maybe three feet high

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #16746 Primary
    Published 2006-11-23 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ca5127093b23
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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