US 'Bigfoot' find branded a hoax

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

PALO ALTO, California (AFP) — Supposed "Bigfoot" remains revealed last week to a skeptical public turned out to be a rubber gorilla suit in a block of ice, according to analysis posted online Wednesday.

In the spirit of the mythical ape-like creatures, self-proclaimed Bigfoot finders Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer have been hard to find despite efforts by news reporters and longtime Bigfoot seekers who claim they were hoodwinked.

"It's heart wrenching," Bob Schmalzbach, vice president of the group Searching for Bigfoot said in a news video clip posted at its website.

"This, we thought, was an answer to a mystery that's been going on for far too long."

Whitton and Dyer reportedly signed a deal with the group, taking an undisclosed amount of money...