By Tim Binnall
Rumors of a spooky figure, alternatively described as a ghost or a witch, roaming around a Mexican community prompted concerned residents to launch a fruitless late-night hunt for the unsettling interloper. According to a local media report, the curious case began when multiple people took to social media with claims of having recently seen some kind of supernatural entity in the small town of Holactún. In some instances, the witnesses suggested the figure was a ghost, but other accounts warned that the stranger was a witch.
Regardless of what exactly was haunting the community, the tales grew worrisome enough for residents that a group of people decided to take action and formed a posse to hunt down the 'ghost witch.' Paroling the streets in the wee hours, the vigilant mob searched high and low for the stranger, but found no sign of the entity that had caused such a stir in the town. Similarly, authorities in Holactún indicated that they had not received any reports of unusual activity, chalking the entire weird affair up to a brief moment of social media-induced hysteria.