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Authorities said a group of terrified young people called police in a panic, claiming to have encountered a Bigfoot-like creature that was growling and had “glowing eyes.”
According to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, a group of recent high school graduates from Houma, southern Louisiana, reported the frightening encounter last week while camping in Kisatchie National Forest, about 100 miles northwest of Baton Rouge.
Police said the group recalled seeing a large animal resembling “Bigfoot” shortly after setting up camp about 1.5 miles off the Backbone Trail in southern Natchitoches Parish.
At approximately 9:20 p.m. on June 28, a member of the group, ages 17 and 18, called 911 to report “hearing a growling noise and seeing what appeared to be an animal about 5 feet tall with glowing eyes.” The sheriff’s office.
Officers responded to the scene and walked to the campsite, keeping an eye out for any mythical creatures.
Officers were guided by the sound of a whistle to the campsite and found the teens frightened but unharmed, and were escorted by officers to safety and out of the woods.
Despite an extensive search, officers “did not detect any suspicious activity involving the growling, glowing-eyed individual approximately 5 feet tall,” the sheriff’s office said.
They congratulated the students on their graduation and wished them luck for the future.
This isn’t the first time Bigfoot has been spotted in Kisatchie National Forest.
Two self-described Bigfoot researchers, who only gave their first names – “Texla” and Claude – to avoid ridicule, claimed in 2019 that they had visual and audible evidence of the presence of a cryptid in the 600,000 acres of dense forest.
The pair placed camouflaged cameras and audio equipment in the trees, capturing hours of footage and audio recordings, including loud howls, which they later examined and analyzed. The local newspaper Town Talk reported the incident..
They also claimed to have seen Bigfoot “signs,” including footprints and twisted tree branches.
“That’s reality. If you choose to believe, that’s great. If you choose not to believe, that’s great too,” Tex La said.
“This is something that needs to be approached with an open mind,” he added.
In October, a man and his wife on a romantic getaway captured video of a supposed Bigfoot creature roaming around in broad daylight in Colorado.
Shannon and Stetson Parker were enjoying a sightseeing trip on the narrow-gauge railroad between Durango and Silverton in the southwestern part of the state when they photographed the creature.
Also known as Sasquatch, the large ape-like creature has its origins in Native American folklore and has been spotted by European settlers since the 1800s.
“People who claim to have seen Bigfoot have described everything from a large, upright ape to a powerfully built, hairy human, sometimes over eight feet tall.” The Washington National Guard wrote: In a post about legends.
“Discussions and research are ongoing,” he added.
