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DailyMail.com wrote:
Fresh Bigfoot mystery as police admit they are baffled by giant decomposed foot found in Massachusetts wood
Giant decomposed foot discovered in woodland in Massachusetts, U.S.
Baffled local police sent the remains to a medical examiner for testing
By KERRY MCDERMOTT
PUBLISHED: 06:24 EST, 22 April 2013

It sounds like the plot of a childhood adventure movie.

Two young boys stumble across a giant, decomposing foot in the woods, leaving local police to wonder whether the grisly find is evidence of the fabled Bigfoot.

But that's exactly what has happened in Massachusetts, U.S., where tests are being carried out on the mysterious remains amid speculation over exactly what kind of creature it belonged to.

Bigfoot? The giant decomposing foot was discovered by two young boys in woodland in Massachusetts, U.S.

According to a report on Discovery.com, the boys found the decomposing foot in woods in Quincy last month.

Baffled officers at the Lakeville Police Department sent the foot to medical examiners to see if they can shed any more light on its origin.

'On March 29, Sgt Steven Leanues picked up what appears to be a decomposed foot that the boys found in the woods off Pantheon Road,' it said, citing the Patriot Ledger newspaper.

'Police Chief Frank Alvihiera sent it to the medical examiner, who determined it is not human, although it appears to have five toes.'

Scene of the find: The woodland where the rotting foot was found

Also known as Sasquatch, Bigfoot is the name given to the hairy, ape-like creature that some believe live in forests in North America.

Sightings of the beast have been reported over decades by people who have pointed variously to mysterious sightings, inexplicably huge footprints, and giant nest-like structures as evidence that the elusive creature does in fact exist.

Believers who claim to have spotted the legendary creature - which was immortalised in the 1987 film Bigfoot and the Hendersons - say it stands between 6ft and 10ft tall, is covered in reddish brown fur, and has a distinctive, unpleasant odour.

While fans are likely to seize upon the find as further proof of the beast's existence, sceptics might predict the tests will reveal the foot belonged not to Bigfoot, but to a big bear.

The Patriot Ledger wrote:
No Bigfoot in Lakeville; paw is from black bear

Since the 7-inch foot turned up, the police chief has fielded media calls from the “Animal Planet” and as far away as Florida.

By Alice C. Elwell

Posted Apr. 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Apr 28, 2013 at 1:43 PM

LAKEVILLE

Big foot find isn’t Bigfoot: It’s a bear

It’s not a man. It’s not Bigfoot. The mysterious remains found last month in Lakeville are from a black bear.

Police Chief Frank Alvilhiera said the thought that a Bigfoot could be lurking in the woods did excite some people.

Since the 7-inch paw turned up, Alvilhiera has fielded media calls from the “Animal Planet” and as far away as Florida.

Bigfoot, also known as “sasquatch,” is the name given to an ape-like creature that some people believe inhabits forests in North America.

Justin April, 12, and two neighborhood friends got the shock of their lives when they found the big foot on March 29.

His father, David April, said at first it appeared to be human remains and police cordoned off the scene with yellow tape until the medical examiner arrived.

Now Alvilhiera wonders how a decomposed paw landed in the woods off Pantheon Road.

“Somehow we have a deceased bear out there,” he said.

Christopher W Pittman, of Attleboro, who has searched for the mythical Bigfoot for nearly 20 years, said he wasn’t surprised at the finding in Lakeville and has focused his efforts on the so-called Bridgewater Triangle.

“We don’t know what Bigfoot is and we haven’t proven it exists,” Pittman said. “There’s no DNA, we can only guess what it is.”