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Daily Mail
4 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Shocking video claims to capture Bigfoot lurking in Colorado woods
A mysterious figure was captured roaming the woods in Colorado, sparking theories that the elusive Bigfoot has finally been found. A whitewater rafting crew with the Colorado River Expedition was traveling down the Upper Colorado River on May 24 when they pulled ashore for a break. Logan Kirk, the lead guide, told that he and about 12 others had stopped for lunch when they spotted the creature roughly 500 yards away. 'Someone yelled out that they saw a bear, so we started looking at it, and that's when we realized it was something else. It wasn't a bear. It was standing up there on the hillside,' he said. 'It was definitely bipedal, which really stood out to us. The video, which has been viewed millions of times online, shows a large, furry figure walking through dense pine trees. It stops in between two trees, appears to stare directly at the camera and then vanishes in the woods. While many commenters are thrilled at the idea that Bigfoot may have been found, others believe it was either a person in a suit or a bear walking on two legs. Regardless, Kirk is planning a return expedition to the same spot as the sighting. 'We're gonna go up to see if we can find any evidence of what was going on up there, whether that's footprints or something else. Who knows? It's so hard in the rocks to actually get anything like that, but we want to see if there's anything there,' he said. Others asked, 'Why is it always the same type of blurry, far-away footage of Bigfoot?' While the sighting is likely a person in a suit or a bear, Colorado has had more than 100 reports of the human-like creature since March of this year. 'We're still trying to figure it out,' said Kirk. 'We've gone through the footage and zoomed in on the images, whatever it is, whether Bigfoot or some other creature.' Stories of large, hairy, human-like beings go back centuries to ancient Indigenous cultures across North America. They spoke of 'Sasquatch,' a word meaning 'wild man.' The first widely publicized report of Bigfoot in modern times came in 1958, when journalist Andrew Genzoli of the Humboldt Times in California published a letter from a reader describing massive, mysterious footprints found near a logging site in Bluff Creek. The letter sparked widespread interest, and follow-up articles, some playfully referring to the creature as 'Bigfoot,' helped launch the legend into the public imagination. The most famous and still-debated piece of Bigfoot 'evidence' came in 1967, when Bob Gimlin and Roger Patterson filmed a now-iconic clip of a large, furry figure striding through the woods at Bluff Creek. Known as the Patterson-Gimlin film, the footage was shot during the duo's expedition to find the elusive beast. Both men were on horseback when they rounded a bend and spotted a towering, ape-like creature walking along the riverbed. Its head and torso were sloped forward, back hunched, massive thighs flexing with each step, and long arms swinging at its sides. Patterson's horse reared up in panic. He jumped off, grabbed his camera, and scrambled across the ground, waving the device in one hand and desperately trying to keep the creature in frame. The shot steadied just long enough to capture the moment the creature turned to look over its right shoulder before it disappeared into the trees. Years later, Bob Heironimus, a retired Pepsi bottler from Yakima, claimed he was the one in the costume used to stage the video. But Gimlin, who is still alive, has always denied the story, insisting that what he and Patterson saw that day was a man in a suit, but Bigfoot.
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Police issue warning after cougar spotted near Victoria school
A cougar was spotted near a school in Victoria Thursday morning, prompting a warning from police. The sighting happened a little before 8 a.m. in the 800 block of Bank Street where the Glenlyon Norfolk School is located, according to the Victoria Police Department. 'The B.C. Conservation (Officer) Service has been advised and the school has taken steps to ensure the safety of students. Please be vigilant while outdoors in this area,' a social media post from VicPD said. Anyone who sees the cougar is advised to 'move away slowly' and call 911. Safety tips on cougar encounters from the province include advice to 'pick up children immediately' because 'children frighten easily and the noise and movements they make could provoke an attack.' When faced with a cougar, one should never run away, turn one's back or make any sudden movements. 'If a cougar shows interest or follows you, respond aggressively, maintain eye contact with the cougar, show your teeth and make loud noise. Arm yourself with rocks or sticks as weapons,' the guidance from the province says. 'If a cougar attacks, fight back, convince the cougar you are a threat and not prey, use anything you can as a weapon. Focus your attack on the cougar's face and eyes.' Cougar sightings or conflicts should be reported to the BC COS by calling 1-877-952-7277.
CBC
6 days ago
- General
- CBC
Coyote sightings in Waterloo, Guelph prompt safety reminders from city officials
Two coyote sightings in Waterloo region and Guelph this week have officials reminding residents how to stay safe in case they come across one in their backyard or out in the wilderness. In Waterloo on Tuesday, a coyote and her pups were sighted on the GeoTime trail in Vista Hills. That coyote had a brief altercation with a Waterloo resident and their dog but no injuries were reported. City of Waterloo officials told CBC News in an email that park staff closed the section of the trail where the coyote interaction happened as a precautionary measure. The same evening, the University of Guelph reported a coyote sighting near the west side of the University Centre on campus. The school said in a post on its website the coyote was not aggressive and there was no reason to believe it posed a major safety risk. Both the city of Waterloo and University of Guelph websites tell residents that coyotes will typically avoid humans if they are left alone. Waterloo's website outlines ways to avoid conflict with a coyote during seasons where they're more prominent. In general, city parks officials follow the Ministry of Natural Resources guidelines. Most coyotes will ignore or avoid humans. Waterloo's city parks website said "like all urban wildlife, they're looking for food, water and shelter." If a coyote is nearby or approaching a populated area, they suggest the following: Do not approach. Be big and loud, stand tall, wave your arms, shout (but don't scream), clap your hands, bang pots and pans and make a lot of noise. Keep pets on a leash. Slowly back away. Do not turn your back or run as that can trigger a chase instinct. Do not leave food waste in park garbage cans so as to not attract coyotes. Carry a flashlight on public trails. Report any aggressive, sick or injured coyote.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘Credible' new Bigfoot sighting wows experts after 6ft tall beast covered in hair targets father and son in woods
A BIGFOOT group has hailed a 'credible' new sighting after a dad and son saw a mystery creature's 'hairy back and big butt cheeks.' The pair were out fishing in the woods - when all of a sudden they 'heard rustling in a tree and a huge thud hitting the ground.' 2 Edward Henry and his son, 12, shared their spooky ordeal with Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), a group in Akron, Ohio, which investigates and publishes reported sightings. Henry told the Bigfoot chasers that he and his boy had been out fishing in Monroe County, Michigan, on May 18, when all of a sudden they got the fright of their lives. They had gone out to a fishing spot behind a jail, located near a quarry in an area north of Plum Creek. His report to BFRO said, "I was bow fishing today with my son around 11:30am. "We walked down the creek [Plum Creek] past four bridges [railroad bridges] and headed into the marsh. "100 yards into the marsh the dog scared up something that was bedded there. Trees were shaking. We thought it was a group of deer." Assuming nothing was amiss, they continued a further 200 yards to the creek basin in the marsh. His report dramatically added, "All of a sudden I heard rustling in a tree to the left and a huge thud hitting the ground from the tree. "A big heavy animal hit the ground and crouched and start moving towards me through brush. I'm a Bigfoot hunter - the most shocking sightings I've encountered and what I believe is the beast's true origin story "My dog fired off from the right of me toward the creature." QUICK ESCAPE He added, "The dog almost got to it but the creature shot off extremely fast through trees and brush. "The dog chased the creature up the slope and over the train tracks. I then called for my dog to come back. "My son said 'holy s**t what was that? It was as big as a bear but it looked like a gorilla!' "We walked back, but we heard something crunching on the ground behind us. We left!" It was a large dark furred primate that ran up a slope on two legs looking like a gorilla from behind. Yes, that would be a Bigfoot. BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker said in his follow-up investigation report that he had spoken with "Edward and his son by phone, separately. "Both are credible and freshly descriptive about what happened to them this morning." Moneymaker said the dad, aged 47, "was born and raised in the area. He earns a good living working in the demolition trade." Henry was grilled on how the animal reacted. The BFRO member added, "I asked enough to discern that it was not a bear. "It was a large dark furred primate that ran up a slope on two legs looking like a gorilla from behind. Yes, that would be a Bigfoot." BIG BUM Moneymaker said the animal was reported as being "roughly 10 feet up the tree when it jumped down. "At no time was it facing the two humans. "The point at which they got the clearest look at it was when it was ascending the embankment. "They could see the hairy back and big butt cheeks pretty clearly for a few seconds." HUNCHED OVER His report said the animal had not been witnessed moving on all fours. Instead, "it raced up the slope on two legs but hunched forward. "In its hunched posture it was nearly six feet tall. The son said it would have been much taller if not hunched over." Unfortunately, the incident happened so quickly that the shocked pair didn't have time to photograph the mystery creature. The whole encounter lasted less than ten seconds from beginning to end, according to the report. Moneymaker added, "It happened totally by surprise. No one would have gotten a photo of it in that first shock interval." HUNGRY BEAST He also explained there was plenty of prey for a Bigfoot to hunt - especially deer. His report noted, "This area around the marsh for Tamarack Creek is full of deer. No hunting is allowed there. Only fishing is allowed there. "Consequently there are herds of deer in the marsh and woods year round. "There are lots of cattails around this marsh as well. Therefore, two things Bigfoots consume, especially in winter: cattails and deer. There are likely other food sources around this marsh as well. "Bigfoot look for deer so they will sometimes end up in pockets of woods near towns like Monroe when there is enough plants and animals to sustain them." More on the Bigfoot/sasquatch mystery For more than four centuries, people have reported seeing large, hair-covered, man-like animals in the wilderness areas of North America, according to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) in Ohio. It adds, "Real or not, these reports are often made by people of unimpeachable character. "For over seventy years, people have been finding, photographing, and casting sets of very large human-shaped tracks. "Most are discovered by chance in remote areas. These tracks continue to be found to this day. "It is a fact that the cultural histories of many Native American and First Nation peoples include stories and beliefs about non-human 'peoples' of the wild. "Many of these descriptions bear a striking resemblance to the hairy man-like creatures reported today." An article about the alleged sighting in The Detroit News was mocked by readers. One said on social media, "Y'all, if Bigfoot did exist, no way in hell is he choosing to live in Monroe." Another joked, "I heard Elvis was there too." But one believer wrote, "There have been stories of Bigfoot sightings for many years, as well as other strange things in the downriver area." And a fellow Bigfoot fan agreed, "I have long suspected this area of having Sasquatch activity. "It's entertaining to see the comments from people who have never spoken to those who've had a life-altering encounter, never been out and found the tracks etc. Instead, they ridicule." The alleged sighting comes several months after an eerie encounter spooked a hunter in Pennsylvania.
CTV News
27-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Bear, two cubs in Waverley Road area in Dartmouth, N.S.
A Halifax Regional Police car is pictured in an undated file image. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic) A bear and two cubs are in the Waverley Road area in Dartmouth, N.S., Tuesday afternoon, according to Halifax Regional Police. The Department of Natural Resources is responding to the bear sighting as police help with traffic control. Waverley Road between Craigburn Drive and Twilight Lane is closed to the public. People are asked to avoid the area. More to come… For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
