Class B First-hand BFRO #49544

Man and wife recall possible daytime sighting while fishing the Ohoopee River

13 September 1986 afternoon until early morning Twin City, Emanuel County, Georgia 2 witnesses

Account

While fishing from a jon boat, the witness and companion heard something crashing through the woods and saw a tall, reddish-brown hair-covered creature watching them from behind bushes. They paddled to their campsite across the river while the creature paced the opposite bank, with footsteps and breaking limbs heard. After an overnight splash and sounds of it leaving, they found hand and finger marks where it had climbed the muddy bank.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Physical traces

Handprint Tree break

Described appearance

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Height src: 7-8 feet tall
Build src: large body
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: long
Face src: covered with hair
Posture src: standing
Other features src: human shaped head with a slight point

Facts & provenance

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Date	13 September 1986 Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	afternoon until early morning Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Twin City, Emanuel County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	fishing from a jon boat Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	creature Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #49544 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: David Bakara (BFRO)

Handprint

Large hand and finger impressions in mud where something climbed up the bank, with no hoof marks

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the camp location and sequence of events.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #49544 Primary

Published 2015-08-17 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 31a1d561230e

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The report refers to

“The 3 sightings previously reported in this county”
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