AI Summary
5 min readIn late May 2026, a group of ten friends camping at Lost Valley Reservoir in Idaho’s Payette National Forest had a Sasquatch encounter that spanned two nights and involved multiple witnesses, gunfire, and a handprint on a car. The story was picked up by national media and labeled a "teenage camper" incident, but the witnesses were actually 18 and 19 years old, with one friend in his mid-30s. The hosts of Bigfoot and Beyond, along with investigator Jonathan Easley of Western Bigfoot Exploration, interviewed the group directly and visited the site, producing a detailed account that goes well beyond the headlines.
The Two-Night Encounter
The group of ten arrived at Lost Valley Reservoir on a Friday evening in late May. The first incident came after midnight, when one of the campers saw a tall, dark figure standing about ten feet behind a tent. It was roughly seven to eight feet tall, held still for about thirty seconds, and then vanished when the witness looked away. Later that night, two other campers heard loud knocking on a tree near their tent at around 3 a.m. — loud enough that they initially assumed one of their friends was walking around the campsite.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:54) **Opening & Community Losses** - Cliff and Bobo pay respects to three recently deceased members of the Bigfoot community: Brent Thomas, Stan Courtney, and Sheriff Dennis Hereford (Hereford cast, 1982).
- 2 (03:47) **Introducing the Idaho Incident** - A fresh Class A BFRO report (No. 81202) from Payette National Forest, 16 miles NW of McCall, Idaho, dated May 24, 2026.
- 3 (05:19) **Case Overview from Jonathan Easley** - A group of 10 friends camping at Lost Valley Reservoir over Memorial Day weekend had multiple Sasquatch encounters over two nights.
- 4 (07:18) **Witness Interview: Friday Night - First Sighting** - Around 1 AM Saturday, a witness sees a tall, dark figure (7-8 ft) standing 10 feet behind a tent for about 30 seconds before it vanishes.
- 5 (08:44) **Witness Interview: Saturday Night - Escalating Sounds** - The group hears whistling, knocking, and the sound of trees being pushed over (four instances).
- 6 (16:12) **Witness Interview: Sunday Night - Direct Confrontation** - A witness (Kira) sees a 9-foot-tall figure walking toward her 30 feet away; she notes its eyes had a red glow.
- 7 (18:52) **Witness Interview: Gunfire at the Second Campsite** - At the second camp, Colton sees a figure 10-15 feet away and fires three rounds from a 10mm handgun toward it.
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