Skepticism as US hunters claim 'Bigfoot' find

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

PALO ALTO, California (AFP) — Two US men on Friday claimed to have found the body of "Bigfoot," the legendary ape-like creature that has been the subject of decades of hoaxes and dubious sightings.

Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer claimed before a crowd of sceptical reporters that they were hiking in a northern part of the US state of Georgia in June when they stumbled upon a body near water.

"I recognized it was unusual right away," Whitton told the press conference in Palo Alto. "The first thing that pops into your head is that it's Bigfoot."

The body was said to be seven-feet, seven-inches tall and weigh more than 500 pounds. The men claimed to have stored the body in a freezer.

Photos of the "corpse" were posted at www.searchingforbigfoot.com....