New Skunk Ape Sighting

There’s been a new Green Swamp (“Skunk Ape”) sighting. We have permission of Scott Marlowe to pass this along to Cryptomundo readers. Here’s the details, uncensored:

Month = 5
Day = 27
Year = 2006
Season = Spring
Region = 5
City = Lakeland
County = Polk
FIPS = 12015
Zip Code = 33803
Longitude =
Latitude =
Source = Direct
Type = Terrestrial
Cryptid = Swamp Ape
Sighting Summary = Pangea Institute field group watched and was paced by a Swamp Ape seen by team members
Narrative = The team had gone to the Green Swamp Closed Area to take photos of a team member in the same area where he had seen the a Swamp Ape in 1985.

Upon entering the Green Swamp along the dirt road area a large rock was found in the middle of the road had to be removed. (This phenomena has been encountered in the past in the same location by our field investigators).

Upon leaving the area of the photo shoot, the team stopped to investigate the location where the rock had been placed in the road.

After only a short time members of the group reported that they felt as if the team was being watched from the tree line on the north side of the road.

Team member, David Dowdy, told Ben Mills to retrieve his field glasses as he saw a large black creature standing among behind foliage. When Mills focused on the spot indicated by Dowdy, Mills observed a large animal with Red glowing eyes standing concealed by the brush about 150 yards in front of him. Upon seeing the animal it turned and moved away. Mr. Marlowe was able to track its movement with directional sound equipment on hand.

The team entered the treeline while the animal continued to move away from us, out of sight, but remaining close enough to keep us in its view.

Mr. Marlowe, Dowdy and photographer Matt Hoyle, attempted to draw the animal out of hiding to effect a photographic encounter, but the daylight was waining and we were not properly geared up for an night time observation and did not have our snake gear with us. Mr. Hoyle recorded the pursuit activities on his digital video camera but did not get a shot of the creature during the event.

Mr. Marlowe suggested that the team withdraw so as not to frighten the animal from the area which has been the subject of an ongoing investigation since our November 2005 Field Study.
Contact Name = Ben Mills.

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