{"id":5090,"date":"2026-09-08T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/bigfoot-panic-turns-out-to-be-costume-prank\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:04:18","slug":"bigfoot-panic-turns-out-to-be-costume-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/bigfoot-panic-turns-out-to-be-costume-prank\/","title":{"rendered":"Bigfoot panic turns out to be costume prank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-09-08 12:04:16<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A Small US town was sent into a Bigfoot frenzy after residents reported spotting a mysterious Sasquatch-like creature wandering through the streets.<BR><br \/>\nDamariscotta, Maine, police said they received an \u201cunusually high number of calls\u201d about Bigfoot sightings on September 1.<BR><br \/>\nThe creature was reportedly spotted at five locations around town, including a grocery store, while it was also seen waving to students on their first day back at school.<BR><br \/>\nBut this was no terrifying beast lurking in the woods.<BR><br \/>\nThe mystery creature was also spotted wearing a top hat and asking passing truck drivers to honk their horns.<BR><br \/>\nIn a Facebook post, Damariscotta Police Chief Erik Josephson said officers launched a \u201clengthy, exhaustive, and completely serious investigation\u201d into the sightings.<BR><br \/>\nTheir conclusion was considerably less exciting.<BR><br \/>\nThe alleged Bigfoot was actually a man dressed in a costume.<BR><br \/>\nChief Josephson stressed that \u201cBigfoot is not real\u201d, although he admitted some officers were secretly hoping the investigation would uncover something extraordinary.<BR><br \/>\nOfficer William Smith eventually found the \u201celusive creature\u201d sitting on Main Street and struck up a conversation with him.<BR><br \/>\nJosephson said: \u201cDespite our best efforts to gather compelling evidence, not a single Bigfoot grunt was heard.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cFrankly, there were members of our department who were secretly hoping we had finally stumbled upon something that would make national news.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nRather than causing chaos, the mystery visitor became something of a local celebrity, with excited residents stopping to take photographs.<BR><br \/>\nSome locals poked fun at the sightings online, with one joking that the costumed man looked \u201cmore like a large Yorkshire terrier\u201d than a Sasquatch.<BR><br \/>\nAnother resident summed up the whole affair by writing: \u201cYou can tell we live in a small town\u201d.<BR><br \/>\nPolice said the bizarre episode had nevertheless brought the community together.<BR><br \/>\nThey added: \u201cA town full of people willing to stop what they\u2019re doing to investigate a Bigfoot sighting and keep each other safe\u2026honestly, we wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nBigfoot remains a legendary creature in North American folklore, with reports dating back decades despite there being no scientific evidence proving the ape-like beast exists.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-09-08 12:04:16 A Small US town was sent into a Bigfoot frenzy after residents reported spotting a mysterious Sasquatch-like creature wandering through the streets. 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