By Tim Binnall
A Canadian community is buzzing about Bigfoot after three separate witnesses said they spotted the legendary creature over the course of just a few days. The possible Sasquatch flap reportedly came to light via the Bigfoot Mapping Project, which received the trio of reports from the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, earlier this month. In each of the three cases, which occurred on successive days from April 3rd to the 5th, witnesses described seeing a black or cinnamon colored bipedal figure standing approximately seven or eight feet tall.
Likening the trio of reports to the recent alleged Sasquatch flap in Ohio, Bigfoot Mapping Project creator Scott Tompkins marveled that the two spates of cases are unique in that "this type of activity has not been reported since the mid-70s in this type of concentration and frequency." That said, not everyone in the community is convinced that the legendary cryptid is roaming around Chatham-Kent. A reporter dispatched to the area spoke to several people who expressed skepticism about the sightings, with one musing, "I don't really believe it," and another declaring, "I think it's silly."
That stance was echoed by Josh Redstone, a philosophy professor at Ontario's Carleton University who once taught a course on paranormal beliefs and argued that "there probably is not a Sasquatch out there for anyone to go and find." Instead, he suggested that the 'Bigfoot' being seen in the area are probably bears or hoaxers. What do you think people have been seeing in Chatham-Kent over the past week? Weigh in with your thoughts on the debate at the Coast to Coast AM Facebook page.