Bigfoot sighting near Groveland, Florida
4 Jan 2012 · Groveland, Florida, United States
A hunter in Florida's Green Swamp saw three upright figures walk past about 10 yards away on a January 2012 afternoon, then heard about 20 knocks from a nearby swamp.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Three black figures seen moving thru a hunting area during the daytime in the Green Swamp
- Date
- 4 Jan 2012
- Place
- Groveland, Florida, United States
- Point
- 27.980, -81.979
- Located within
- 3.0 km
- Time
- about 14:00, daylight
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 3
- Distance
- 9.1 m (30 ft)
- Height
- 2.0 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- walking
- Sounds
- wood knock
- In the account
- alone, broad shoulders, camera present, firearm present, hunting season, multiple, no smell noted, on trail, reported years later, silent movement, swamp or marsh, thought person first, walked upright, witness froze, wood knock
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 1 independent (3 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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- Couple describes vocals and a sighting on their fence-line outside Mulberry
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- Noise, like wood being banged against tree. Tracks found
- Hunter has unexplained, late night encounter while in small boat on Saddle Creek
- Possible daylight sighting by fisherman near Bartow
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