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<\/p>\nA BRITISH Bigfoot boffin has claimed to have found proof that the 7ft mythical creature is roaming the woods in Staffordshire.<\/p>\n
Expert Lee Brickley, 33, says he discovered a giant 16-inch footprint and ferocious claw marks in the West Midland's woodland – that could only belong to Bigfoot.<\/p>\n
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He claims the tracks were found at Gentleshaw Common after an anonymous fellow hunter tipped him off.<\/p>\n
The dedicated Bigfoot fanatic has spent more than a decade gathering evidence of the yeti-like creature that supposedly roams the UK.<\/p>\n
Spurned on by several sightings around Cannock Chase dating back to the 1800s, Lee now believes he has found firm evidence of the elusive beast.<\/p>\n
He told the Daily Star: "Loads of people now message me regularly asking for updates. <\/p>\n
"I got an anonymous email from a man saying he had been flying a remote control plane over Gentleshaw Common at Cannock Chase who said he\u2019d seen something unusual."<\/p>\n
He hastily headed to the nature reserve armed with a description of the location and was left in awe when he found the enormous footprint.<\/p>\n
"I was astounded," Lee continued. "I\u2019d never seen a footprint that large in my life, and it was clearly not made using a mould or cast.<\/p>\n
"That is probably the moment I realised the Cannock Chase Bigfoot was more than just a myth."<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old – who has even penned a book of his probe into the British Bigfoot – then found beastly claw marks on a tree close to a dismembered deer.<\/p>\n
"It looked as though something had bitten and then ripped out its throat before eating from the torso," he said.<\/p>\n
"You see a lot of dead deer on Cannock Chase \u2013 often they\u2019ve been hit by cars \u2013 but it was unusual to see one in that condition."<\/p>\n
Lee even claims he once caught a sight of the massive ape-like creature while researching for his book, but it scampered off into the trees when he tried to approach it.<\/p>\n
"It definitely moved more like an animal than a man, and it was easily seven feet tall," he added.<\/p>\n
His obsession with finding the hide and seek champion has even saw Lee camp out in the woods in a bid to find Bigfoot, despite people thinking he is "mad".<\/p>\n
The author's fascination began in his childhood when he watched documentaries on the legendary creature with his dad.<\/p>\n
I was astounded. I\u2019d never seen a footprint that large in my life.<\/p>\n
Lee explained: "All the famous sightings were in America, so when I was a bit older I started researching any UK sightings I could find. <\/p>\n
"I just kept going from there and here I am. I think people like to keep an open mind about these things.<\/p>\n
"Especially after they have read the reports and seen the evidence for themselves."<\/p>\n
We recently told how a woman claimed she was once stalked by a Tarzan-like "apeman" hiding in the trees above her in North East England.<\/p>\n
The woman, known as Karen, believes her sighting may have been the UK equivalent of\u00a0Bigfoot – as the creature had long, dark, bushy hair.<\/p>\n
Alleged sightings of Bigfoot have baffled adventurers for years, with a number of people claiming to have captured the mysterious creature on camera.<\/p>\n
In August this year, an alleged Bigfoot sighting was reported at White Water Canyon in the US after a man took spooky pics appearing to show a hairy ape-like figure crossing a river.<\/p>\n
Other suspected sightings have included\u00a0a figure with human limbs, covered in black fur in the woods in Mississippi.<\/p>\n
Another saw creepy footage of a bear-like\u00a0Bigfoot wandering through the Canadian Wilderness.<\/p>\n
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