Class B First-hand BFRO #48695

Fisherman finds possible footprints on the Carp River north of St. Ignace

10 May 2015 8:00am St.Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was steelhead fishing alone upriver in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the morning. The witness found two sets of barefoot tracks of different sizes crossing a four-foot-deep stretch of river. The tracks were described as flat, broad, without arches, and sinking deeper than the witness's own tracks. The witness believed they were recently made and not human, and took photos and video.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Described appearance

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Feet src
barefoot, flat and broad with no arch

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 May 2015
Stated BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
8:00am
Stated BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
St.Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
46.02, -84.72 (± 1146 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 48695 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
steelhead fishing
Stated BFRO report #48695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #48695 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Caroline Curtis (BFRO)
Tracks

Two sets of barefoot tracks crossing the river, one set larger than the other, described as flat and sinking deep

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Pictures of the tracks taken by the witness

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Photos taken that morning showing tracks with an 8-inch knife for scale and a fish described as looking bitten

Measurements: 8" long knife

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Video

Video described as showing the fish with tracks of two sizes around it, not retrieved by investigator

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator called the witness and obtained photos taken that morning.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness and obtained photos taken that morning.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator was unable to retrieve phone video described as showing the fish with tracks of two sizes.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator noted too much time had passed to search for the tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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