BFRO #2494: Bus driver encounters ape like creature during an unscheduled stop
π Location
Lonoke County, Arkansas (near I-40), memphis and little Rock ark.NEAREST ROAD: it is now interstate 40OBSERVED: I was six at the time. my family on a bus comingfrom memphis ark. to ft.smith ark.sister and I was in back of bus on the long..., AR
Specific Location: Near Interstate 40, Lonoke County, AR
Coordinates: 34.70750, -91.79250
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34.7075Β°, -91.7925Β°
π Description
I was six at the time. my family on a bus comingfrom memphis ark. to ft.smith ark.sister and I was in back of bus on the long seatso we could sleep.bus driver stopped bus to use the woods.he jump back in bus and said hold on every bodythere is a big ape out there that almost got me.as the bus started to move my sister and I lookedout the back window and saw what I beleive to bebig foot crossing the road. at the time I didntknow about big foot so we thought it was a ape that had excape from a carnival.it looked like an ape that we had seen in a carnival once. it took long strides crossingthe road and was not leaning over on its handsto walk. it was more like a real big man in a apecostume. the picture til this day is still freshin my mind. and it wasnt an ape that I have everseen in zoo,s or carnivals
π Circumstances
the bus was half full of people waiting for thedriver to finish his call of nature so we couldstart moving again. my sister and i got the bestview because we was looking out the back windowtrying to see what the driver was talking about.my parents and a few more saw him start across theroad behind the bus. my sister and I watched him cross and enter the woods on the other side.
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
night time full moon or nearfull moon
βΉοΈ Additional Details
night time full moon or nearfull moon
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmixz7wmo008s8fys353uk41z
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025