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Driver spots 'soaking wet' eight-foot Bigfoot as hunter reports 'stench of death' in wilderness
A woman has described a terrifying encounter with what she now believes was an eight-foot-tall Bigfoot after the enormous, water-covered figure allegedly crossed directly in front of her car in the US.
The unsettling sighting was reported just days before a hunter in another state claimed he was overwhelmed by an intense smell of decay while exploring an isolated wilderness trail.
Bigfoot sighting reported
Both incidents were submitted to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), which documents reported encounters with the legendary creature.
The latest accounts come despite renewed controversy surrounding one of the most famous pieces of supposed Bigfoot evidence.
The 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film, often regarded as the most iconic footage of the alleged creature, was recently challenged in filmmaker Marq Evans' documentary Capturing Bigfoot. The film features Bob Heironimus claiming he was the person inside the gorilla costume used to create the footage.
There have been several recent Bigfoot sightings
Nevertheless, reports of alleged encounters continue to emerge, with two witnesses describing particularly strange experiences in October.
Keyara Klawitter was travelling along a quiet road near Bass River, New Jersey, with her husband Jason and their children at approximately 10PM on October 11 when something enormous allegedly appeared in front of their vehicle.
She told the BFRO that their headlights revealed a huge figure stepping out from the right-hand side of the road, prompting her to immediately hit the brakes.
"Our high beams illuminated a massive figure up ahead stepping out from the right side of the road. I stepped on the brakes to slow down," she revealed.
"It stood about eight feet tall. It was bulky, heavily built giant frame. It was covered in jet-black fur and it appeared to be soaking wet."
She claimed the vehicle's headlights reflected off its wet-looking coat, allowing her to make out several unusual physical features.
"Our headlights were reflecting off its fur. I saw enough detail to distinguish human-like hands and unusually long arms. It walked with a slight hunch but moved at fast speed. It didn’t take many steps for it to get across the road.
"The thing moved fast enough to look like it was gliding without actually gliding. Its arms swung like a human walks but with heavy reach."
Her husband reportedly witnessed the same figure before it disappeared into the darkness.
"Before then I knew almost nothing of a Bigfoot or a Sasquatch. I saw this giant creature with my own eyes. We know what we saw. It was definitely about eight feet tall."
BFRO investigator Jacob Korbel later visited the location alongside the family.
According to the organization, the encounter had left them so shaken that they initially tried contacting both the New Jersey State Park Police and the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
But the New Jersey sighting was not the only unusual report recorded that month. Nine days later, a deer hunter exploring the mountains near St. Maries, Idaho, described an unsettling experience involving strange noises and an overpowering smell.
The incident reportedly took place on October 20, when the hunter heard loud knocking sounds coming from a nearby creek bed, approximately 200 to 300 yards away.
Although he never claimed to have seen a creature, he said the noises continued for several minutes and were accompanied by a particularly unpleasant odor.
The hunter told the BFRO: "The knocking persisted for five to ten minutes, and upon searching for any carcasses producing the smell, nothing was found.
"I also heard briefly what sounded like a really deep voice but I couldn't make out what it was saying, sort of gibberish.
"I did not see any human footprints or any signs of people on that trail or in the general area. I was the only truck I saw all day on the road leading to the drainage I was in."
He went on to describe the smell as something resembling a decomposing animal carcass, claiming it was impossible to ignore.
"The smell of decay was extremely strong, as if you were standing right on top of a carcass. It was overpowering."