BFRO #25768: Man recalls a possible brief sighting near Buchanan, while looking for dog
π Location
Niles/Buchanan area, near Boye Lake Rd, Berrien County, Michigan, Niles/Buchanan, MI
Specific Location: Beaver dam on pond along Boye Lake Rd, wooded area
Coordinates: 41.84250, -86.26450
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41.8425Β°, -86.2645Β°
π Description
My dog had come up missing and I heard him barking far away and kept on calling him. We lived in a very wooded area, so his barking was hard to hear. When I found him, he was on a beaver dam in the middle of a pond. I never told this to anyone, not even my wife. It just seemed so unreal. When I saw my dog, he was looking to his right and that is when I saw a figure some seven to eight feet tall. it stood there for what seemed minutes, but was most likely only seconds. It was very muscular and I knew what it was and only could be. A bigfoot? It couldn't be, but it had to be. We don't have bears this far south in michigan. Anyway, it ran off, away, from me and was gone so fast I even doubted if it was even there in the first place. It was in the dead of winter and I had a very hard time getting my dog, a german shepard to come off the beaver dam. We walked back to our house and I never told anyone about this. My wife had seen a cougar cross the road in front of her three days before that and I ripped her about seeing things, so there was no way I was going to tell her this. That is about it. Really nothing else to tell, thanks for listening. I am interested in more research or being part of any research. It has really peaked my interest since this happened to me. Now I dig up anything I can.
π Circumstances
no
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
it was morning around nine o'clock it was also cloudy
βΉοΈ Additional Details
it was morning around nine o'clock it was also cloudy
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiytp3u801ob8fysrqwmol39
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025