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Bigfoot sighting in Florida, United States
Jan 2001 · Florida, United States
A witness riding a bicycle on a trail at Hillsborough River State Park, Florida, saw a tall dark-brown figure standing, then running on two legs, in the afternoon.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Young man has a close daylight encounter while riding his bike along the Hillsborough River
- Date
- Jan 2001
- Place
- Florida, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 28.146, -82.245
- Time
- about 14:00, daylight
- Witness was
- cycling
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- running, standing, watching
- In the account
- alone, looked at witness, near water, on trail, repeat location, ruled out bear, very tall, walked upright
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible daylight sighting by motorist on Highway 301 near Dead River Road
- Hunter watches creature picking persimmons in the Green Swamp
- Hitch-hiker tells of his possible nighttime encounter along I-75
- Cyclist Has Early Morning Encounter and Finds Tracks and Other Curious Potential Evidence of Wood Ape Activity
- Daytime sighting by a wildlife biologist on a trail in the Cypress Creek Preserve
- Possible nighttime sighting while standing with friends outside a rural home near Wesley Chapel
Facts and links only. Each report belongs to its witness and the site that published it; read it there.