BFRO #7943: Childhood incident near Trenton - possilble sighting & tracks

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📝 Description

It's been so long now, it's a bit tough to remember. But, I still see some images in my mind as clear as they were the day it happened.I was 7 or 8 years old. My sister and I used to ice-skate on a pond in the forest behind the apartment building we used to live in. It was about a 5 minute walk down a well beaten path.We had just finished skating, which usually lasted about 2 hours and was something we did first thing in the morning, around 9am. So, around 11am we started to head back home for lunch.I heard some movement in the bushes and just managed to catch a glimpse of something large, and brown. It was quite a distance away, I'd say at least 100 to 150 feet off the path. We had both figured it was just our nextdoor neighbour heading into the forest (a common occurance).When we neared the split in the path leading to our backyard, the other direction leading to the nextdoor neighbour's yard; I noticed a large, human-like footprint in the snow, although it was much bigger than any human footprint I'd ever seen. The tracks led from the neighbours back yard into the forest off the path in the direction I seen the figure.From there, things get a tad fuzzy but I recall as soon as I saw that footprint, I got a sinking feeling and was quite afraid. I remember my sister and I both ran across the backyard and into the apartment, although we never talked about.To this day, my sister and I have never spoke about that day.

🔍 Circumstances

The only other person I know that was there was my sister, as stated before she and I were just returning from ice skating.

🌤️ Weather Conditions

It was mid-morning, approximately 11am EST. The snow was wet, like it had just rained (although I can't remember if it did or not), the sky was grey and clouded.

ℹ️ Additional Details

It was mid-morning, approximately 11am EST. The snow was wet, like it had just rained (although I can't remember if it did or not), the sky was grey and clouded.

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