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Bigfoot sighting near Fairview, West Virginia
29 Jul 2017 · Fairview, West Virginia, United States
A fisherman wading in Shavers Fork of the Cheat River, Randolph County, WV, saw a dark, very tall figure walk on two feet carrying a staff about 60 yards away at midday.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Daylight sighting by fisherman 6 crow miles NE of Elkins
- Date
- 29 Jul 2017
- Place
- Fairview, West Virginia, United States
- Point
- 38.969, -79.763
- Located within
- 691 m
- Time
- about 12:00, daylight
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 55 m (180 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- carrying, walking
- In the account
- branches breaking, carried something, felt fear, near water, only silhouette, ruled out bear, thought person first, told no one, very tall, walked upright, witness froze
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 1 independent (4 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible vocalizations heard from the Bear Heaven Campground east of Elkins
- Hiking couple has brief sighting, then hears primate vocals, then sees tree shaking, in Otter Creek Wilderness
- Nighttime sighting by motorist along US-250 outside Belington
- Tracks found and casts made beside a spring on an old farm near Glady (Photo attempt of daytime sighting attached)
- Possible whoops heard in logging area outside the Monongahela National Forest
- Possible vocalizations heard by camper near Tygart Valley River
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