I spoke to the father of the witness yesterday who just returned from a family camping trip and he says “My 15 year old son and his friend had left the camp to head down to the lake. As they were standing by the lake they heard something come down off of the ridge-line, my son turned around and was about 30 yards away from what he describes as an ape. The boys came running into camp, both white as ghosts. My son and his friend demanded that we leave. They were both in shock and shaking. I was finally able to calm them down enough to have them explain what happen.
The boys said as they turned around they saw this HUGE thing staring at them. My son said it was taller then the basketball player Lebron James. Its head was round like a watermelon, his nose was flat and wide. The jaw on the creature was really wide, It was built like a bodybuilder. The creature was massive and ape-like in appearance. The boys said this thing just stood there starring at them. My son said as he was running away he turned back to see the creature going back up the mountain. My son said he wished he would have never seen it. What has me puzzled is we have seen bear, cougar and the normal wildlife but both boys said it was ape-like.
I was able to get the boys to take me back to the spot. They were both terrified and shaking. I thought maybe they saw a stump and over imagination was getting the best of them. We went back and there was no stump, the creature was gone and the area where they said it was standing appeared to have something large there recently but the area is covered in moss so it was hard to tell. This happened back in the middle of August and both boys are still upset over the whole thing. After seeing the boys reaction and how upset both boys still are I really think they saw something. My son says he doesn’t want to ever go in the woods again and wishes he would have never seen it.”
Gabriel H
Wow
Yeah that whole UNseeing what you’ve seen part…
just never pans out does it…
Joni
Awe feel bad that happened to the boys, reminded me of when my son and his friend came to me shaking terrified they had seen a UFO hovering over a neighbor’s house!
I don’t blame them for Never wanting to go back in the woods, I wouldn’t either!!
Kim L
BF tellin his dad, ” I’m never goin to the lake again!, butt ugly, stinkin’ no hair, scary little creeps, just starin at me like I’m the ugly one! Wish I’d never seen em! Aint goin near that lake ever again!!”
Really, too bad, these two kids will never enjoy innocent time out in nature. Possibly, had they known such a creature could be encountered, it would not have been so traumatic an event. Hope they can come to grips with it, and enjoy some outdoor time.
joe r
Yeh Kim, you have to wonder what kind of an affect that has on a kid. So many times we hear encounters being retold 30 or 40 years later and they say it still is in their memory as if it happened yesterday. In a matter of seconds those 2 boys lives were changed forever.
Christopher c
Great story-good place for a encounter!
Jan W
I agree it is very sad that these kids weren’t forewarned of these creatures being out there.