By Tim Binnall
A frightened witness in Ecuador captured an eerie photo of what he claims was a ghost woman who appeared before him on a road. According to a local media report, the spooky image (seen below) was snapped last week in the city of Vinces by the unnamed man as he was en route to a banana plantation for a delivery. The normally routine trip took a troubling turn when he spotted in the road ahead what appeared to be a woman dressed in white with long black hair covering her face in a manner eerily reminiscent of the ghostly female figure found in the folklore of countries around the world and made iconic by the supernatural horror film 'The Ring.'
Making the encounter all the more unnerving, the mysterious stranger was said to have been emitting a spine-chilling wail that understandably stopped the man in his tracks. Wisely opting not to venture any further, the witness took a photo of the figure before making a hasty exit. As such images often do, the picture subsequently found its way online, where it went viral on Ecuadorian social media. While some suggested that the man had stumbled upon a genuine ghost, more skeptical individuals posited a prosaic explanation for the photo, such as a trick of light and shadow or someone pulling a particularly cruel prank on the man. What do you make of the unsettling image? Weigh in with your thoughts at the C2C Facebook page.