Army veteran Todd Neiss has warned of a Bigfoot surge in Ohio after his own 25-second encounter with giant yeti-like beasts changed his life and ended his scepticism
An Army veteran turned Bigfoot investigator has revealed how a heart-stopping 25-second face-off with a pack of giant hairy creatures flipped his world upside down. Ex-staff sergeant Todd Neiss, who once scoffed at the idea of the legendary beast, is now a believer after coming face-to-face with three ape-like giants during a military exercise in 1993.
The former 1249th Combat Engineer Battalion soldier described the beasts as towering between seven and nine feet tall, boasting athletic frames covered in hair and human-like faces.
Recalling the chilling moment on Fox & Friends First, Neiss said: “Their silhouette was completely disproportionate in terms of the arm length and even the length of the legs as it pertains to a human torso.”
While Neiss’ brush with the unknown happened in the Oregon Coast Range, he warns that Sasquatch fever is currently exploding in Ohio.
The Buckeye State has been rocked by a wave of activity, with eight separate sightings reported in March alone, alongside reports of blood-curdling screams and unexplained eerie sounds.
Gargantuan footprints have also been found in the mud measuring around 17 inches long. Neiss, who founded the American Primate Conservancy to study the elusive species, says the Ohio incidents shouldn’t be ignored.
He said: “Ohio is actually, believe it or not, ranked number four of all the states in the United States that have sightings, so it isn’t really all that unusual.”
According to data from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), the main states for sightings are Washington with more than 700 reports, California (over 400) and Ohio (over 300).
Neiss’ home state of Oregon trails behind in sixth place with roughly 250 sightings. He believes the creatures are currently concentrated in specific regions, telling Fox News: “There seems to be a pocket of them in them there woods.”
Neiss admits he was the ultimate sceptic until he and three fellow soldiers were conducting manoeuvers with high explosives in the Oregon wilderness.
He claims the massive ape-like beings were actually watching the military drill, noting they were “not really all that human.”
The recent Ohio outbreak began on March 6 when a woman in Portage County found tracks so large that local sheriff’s deputies were left completely baffled. Since then, the wooded corridor between Akron and Youngstown has become a hive of activity.
Despite the testimony of a decorated veteran, many remain unconvinced. Critics point to the fact that almost everyone now carries a high-definition camera in their pocket, yet clear footage remains non-existent.
But Neiss insists the lack of a money shot is simply a matter of statistics, arguing the creatures are masters of evasion and incredibly few in number.
He said: “They’re just a very rare species. It’s just the odds of getting one to fall just right through that particular picture zone. It’s very, very difficult.”
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