BFRO #51044: Vacationer has a possible daytime encounter while taking a walk on Shell Island Beach
📍 Location
Shell Island Beach, Panama City, Bay County, Florida, Panama City, FL
Specific Location: Shell Island Beach (offshore barrier island near Panama City, accessible from US Route 98)
Coordinates: 30.21667, -85.82500
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30.2167°, -85.8250°
📝 Description
My family and I took a boat ride to the Shell Island Beach (it wasn't really an island, it eventually connected to the mainland). When we anchored I got out and proceeded into the forest farther in. As I began to approach the forest I heard a high pitched scream that I mistook as a bird at first, I then saw a large brown mass moving to my right in the trees in front of me. I saw it for no more than a second as I turned around an ran back to the beach.
🔍 Circumstances
No, I was the only one.
🌤️ Weather Conditions
It was around noon, there were no clouds in the sky, the forest was more shaded but where I was there wasn't any shade.
ℹ️ Additional Details
It was around noon, there were no clouds in the sky, the forest was more shaded but where I was there wasn't any shade.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiyaqhhx00s48fysk0f98myw
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025