Class B First-hand BFRO #26447

Camper details possible encounters in 2005 and again in summer 2009 near Trout Lake

BFRO YEAR: 2005 2009 dusk and after dark Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington 3 witnesses

Account

A group was camping overnight at a remote forested lakeside camp. After hearing distant screams that seemed to shift position and prolonged branch-breaking around camp, the witness stayed awake listening while others slept. The witness heard heavy running and breathing pass the RV and noticed moonlight through the windows dim briefly, then later the companion's son fled his tent to the RV reporting tree-banging, movement, darkness at the tent, and a voice imitation. No one saw anything, and the next morning knocking elicited whistle replies from the woods.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Time of day
dusk and after dark
Stated BFRO report #26447 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #26447 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.9978, -121.5288 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #26447 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Trout Lake CDP (GEOID 5372450), matched from nearest town 'Trout Lake'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26447 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #26447 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight in RV and tent
Stated BFRO report #26447 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26447 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Derek Freel (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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