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Photograph shows weird 'hand' in area known for Bigfoot sightings

By T.K. Randall
November 23, 2024 · Comment icon 13 comments
Possible Bigfoot hand
is this a hand, or something else ? Image Credit: Duffy Springfield / Reddit
A couple who had been hiking in Panther, West Virginia captured something rather peculiar on camera.
It had been an otherwise uneventful hiking trip to remote woodland in one of the US states most often associated with the Bigfoot phenomenon when Duffy Springfield and her boyfriend stopped to take a photograph of the scenery behind a concrete pillar situated at the top of a sharp drop.

When she later had the image developed, however, she noticed to her surprise that there seemed to be someone or something else in the picture.

By zooming in on the pillar, it was possible to see what looked like a hand grabbing one side, as though something was hiding just out of sight behind it.

Given that the pillar was right on the edge of a considerable drop, how could something have been there ? Both Springfield and her boyfriend maintained that they'd seen nobody else during their trip.
"Honestly, we were pretty excited when we saw it because of all the cryptids said to lurk in the West Virginian mountains," she said. "Even if it's not actually a hand, it's a fun story to have."

It wasn't long before the picture had gone viral on social media, sparking a great deal of speculation and debate over what could account for the mysterious hand in the image.

Could someone have been hiding behind the pillar ? Was it Bigfoot ? Or is it just an optical illusion ?

You decide.

Source: Lad Bible | Comments (13)




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Comment icon #4 Posted by docyabut2 16 days ago
Oh god there are no bones found of the big foots:) 
Comment icon #5 Posted by Resume 16 days ago
Priming.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Shadowsfall 16 days ago
How on earth did they notice the hand in the first place ……it doesn’t exactly jump out at you……
Comment icon #7 Posted by Portre 16 days ago
pareidolia
Comment icon #8 Posted by fred_mc 15 days ago
It doesn't look like a hand to me, probably part of the vegetation.
Comment icon #9 Posted by Abramelin 14 days ago
 
Comment icon #10 Posted by jethrofloyd 14 days ago
Does anyone remember a creepy horror movie The Hand (1981). With great Michael Caine in the lead role.
Comment icon #11 Posted by simplybill 14 days ago
“When she later had the image developed” Hmm…antique camera?
Comment icon #12 Posted by Amorlind 13 days ago
I'm still amazed by the time people can loose on such pictures showing nothing...
Comment icon #13 Posted by Shill 12 days ago
This story is from July. It was originally posted to reddit and there is a long thread with various options weighed. https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/1e9m5ng/got_film_developed_from_hiking_in_the_mountains/


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