As the huge 800 pound hairy creature peered through the undergrowth, Claudia Ackley and her two daughters stood frozen to the spot.
The family’s carefree walk through the woods, posing for selfies and climbing trees, had suddenly taken a terrifying turn.
“Are you seeing what I’m seeing?” Claudia asked her petrified kids, who nodded as her motherly instincts took over and she positioned herself in front of them.
Claudia, 47, who is used to dealing with bears and other animals near her home in the mountains of Big Bear, California, then loudly “whooped” at the creature to try warn him off.
She turned to her daughters Christina, then 14, and Jenna, then 11, who were panicking and hyperventilating- and told them to slowly walk away, as the mysterious hairy creature looked on.
Brave daughter Christina managed to press record on her iPhone and grab a few seconds of footage before the stunned family walked back up the trail to safety.
I've never seen one, But I certainly heard one, and it was chilling. To read more, click here.