September 24, 2014
A YouTube user in Chicago named Chris O has posted a 27 second video which he claims shows a hippopotamus in the Chicago waterway.
The video titled – Unknown creature seen in Chicago River believed to be a hippo – already has over 39,000 views.
At the start of the video two men can be overheard talking and one says, ‘It went under again’ while the other man tries to verify where it was initially seen.
The man then says, ‘That boat is pretty much heading right towards it.’
Moments later the possible sea creature is visible again and the man says. ‘There it is, there it is do you see it? The second man then says, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh my god what is that?’
Despite the sighting of something in the water speaking with the blaze.com police officer Jose Estrada said there had been ‘no reports of wild animals roaming the streets or the rivers of Chicago.’
The Chicago River is known to attract an abundance of watercraft such as sightseeing boats during the summer period. The video which dates back to September 15 is the only video uploaded by the YouTube user.
Source: Is there a hippo in the Chicago River? Man captures footage of a mystery creature
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I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
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