Geographical Index > Canada > Ontario > Report # 22821
(Class A)
Submitted by witness on Sunday, January 6, 2008.
Daylight sighting by emergency services worker driving on Hwy 11 just outside Fort Frances
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YEAR: 2007
SEASON: Summer PROVINCE: Ontario COUNTRY: Canada LOCATION DETAILS: just west of town. less then 2 kms from Fort Frances NEAREST TOWN: Fort Frances, Ont NEAREST ROAD: highway 11 OBSERVED: One evening last year, Aug or Sept, I believe, I was driving into town, Proceeding easterly on hwy 11. as I was JUST outside of the town limits (the curve immediately before the window and glass store here in Fort Frances) I saw... something.. cross the highway going from south to north about 500 meters in front of me. It was around 7pm, so there was still ample daylight left, and the weather was perfect, no fog, ect. What I saw stood about as tall as a moose. In fact, I thought it was a moose at first, but something was wrong with the picture, as it was striding across the highway on two legs. I remember thinking; "where is the other half of the moose?" the hair looked as if it had the same texture as moose 'fur', hair, whatever... and a bit darker. It seemed quite well practiced at walking on 2 feet, not like a bear at all. It simply crossed from the woods on the south side to the woods on the north side. I sped up a bit, hoping to catch a glimpse of it as it went deeper into the bush, but had no luck. OTHER WITNESSES: no other witnesses. I was driving into town. Traveling East OTHER STORIES: You have the details on here already.. both in Fort Frances, and in the surrounding areas in canada and minnesota TIME AND CONDITIONS: +/- 1900hrs
Still good sun, clear weather ENVIRONMENT: thick, dense boreal forest on both sides of highway
Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Todd Prescott:
The witness was interviewed by phone on the evening of 01/09/08 and provided the following additional information/observations:
The creature crossed the road casually, as if not in a hurry or concerned by the witness' on-coming vehicle. It took all of 3 steps for the creature to cross the two-lane highway. The motion was fluid and consistent with natural locomotion. Estimating height and weight, the witness concluded that the creature was no less than six feet tall, stocky, with a weight of at least 400lbs. Hair/fur appeared dark in colour with a reddish hue, perhaps 2 inches in length. Facial features were not noted.
The area of the sighting is just outside Fort Frances where boreal forests, farms, a few residential homes, a lumber yard, and storage facility dot the landscape. The creature exited the forest on the south side of the highway (having to step out of a ditch), nonchalantly crossed the highway, and entered the forest on the north side of the highway (yet again stepping into and out of a ditch). The area is teeming with wildlife, including: deer, moose, bear, coyote, etc. Indigenous food sources are abundant and lakes/rivers are plentiful. The witness has spent a number of years in northern communities and is well-versed in local flora and fauna.
About BFRO Investigator Todd Prescott:
Todd Prescott has been researching the subject of bigfoot for well over 20 years Todd attended the 2006 and 2008 B.C. Coastal Expeditions, 2008 and 2011 Pennsylvania Expedition, 2010 Pennsylvania Mini Expeditions, the 2007 Ontario Expedition and he hosted the Ontario 2009 Expedition. His research has taken him as far as Alaska to PA, Northern Ontario to BC, including a 2-week solo expedition throughout the Bella Coola (B.C.) region. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, Todd had the honor and privilege of spending many days/nights with one of the pioneers of sasquatch research, Mr. John Green (1927-2016), in BC where he was granted permission to peruse Mr. Green's extensive files dating back to 1957. Todd also had the unique experience of researching with Mr. Green near Harrison Hot Springs one evening. Currently, Todd is working on several books pertaining to the subject of sasquatch.
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