An Australian yowie researcher is convinced eerie footage showing a boar sliced in half and a number of large “footprints” leading away from the scene is proof the creature exists.
The clip, believed to have been filmed in North Queensland several years ago, has recently resurfaced across social media channels and online forums.
It shows a group of workers discovering the carcass of a wild boar ripped cleanly in two, with “footprints” leading away from the graphic scene.
The men in the minute-long video are heard toiling over what could have caused the animal’s death.
“F***ing ripped clean in half, and then this next to it.” one of the men declares as he pans from the boar’s remains to the large supposed footprint.
The footprint in question dwarfs the man’s workboot in width and length.
“It’s gone up the hill,” he continues, as the footage shows what appears to be the footsteps disappearing into the bush.
Dean Harrison has spent 25 years researching yowies — Australia’s version of Bigfoot — after a supposed personal interaction with the mysterious beast in South East Queensland.
He told news.com.au that he received the footage from the source about two years ago, and most elements check out.
“Those toes are perfect – like other examples of relic hominids,” he said.
He said the workers’ reaction in the video was another factor that made him think it was legitimate, stating “the narrative seems very genuine”.
“I also receive reports of animals ripped in half all the time,” he added, stating that often there is little mess, as was the case with this report.
Mr. Harrison claims a source revealed the clip was taken by a crew working on the Adani Rail project in Central Queensland between the small mining towns of Glenden and Claremont.
They reported finding drag marks off the access track and followed them for a few hundred metres, where they found the torn-apart pig and footprints leading back into the bush.
According to the witnesses, Mr. Harrison claims, Indigenous workers on the project reported feeling as if they were being watched and other strange occurrences on the project, including sightings of Min Min lights, strange noises, and unexplained visitors in camp.
“In my opinion, everything looks right,” Mr. Harrison said.
Australian Yowie Research, Mr. Harrison’s research hub, has logged over 1,000 reports of yowies in every Australian state and territory.
According to its findings, New South Wales (54 percent) and Queensland (30 percent) are the most prevalent states for findings.