Sasquatch Sightings

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Two Essex County men returning from a fishing trip at night encountered a half-man, half-animal crossing a dirt road in the Franklin section of the 35,000 acre Newark Watershed. The driver slammed on the brakes and turned to follow it down a dirt path, but bogged down in the mud. He described the creature as 6.5 feet tall, more than 300 pounds, flat face, ears like a man, swinging its arms with fists clenched, and apparently oblivious to the vehicle. He said it moved like a cross-country skier.