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Class A First-hand BFRO #62393

Sasquatch sighting near St Robert Mo, Missouri (2017)

8 July 2017 dawn, about 5:30 a.m. St Robert Mo, Pulaski County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was camping overnight with companions on a river sandbar. At dawn he went behind a tall log jam out of sight of camp and saw a large dark creature standing where it could overlook the camp. The creature ran away across the shallow river in a couple of steps and disappeared.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Footsteps Unidentified sound

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 8 ft tall
Build src
huge and all muscled up from the waist up
Hair colour src
dark brown with some black in there
Gait src
ran across the river very fast
Posture src
standing
Age / size src
huge

Facts & provenance

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Date
8 July 2017
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
dawn, about 5:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
St Robert Mo, Pulaski County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.79, -92.05 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 62393 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
camping overnight on a riverbank, stepping away from tent at dawn to relieve himself
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #62393 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and had visited the general area while investigating another sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #62393 Primary
    Published 2019-01-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 749cad43688c
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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