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Creature dubbed 'Syracuse Figure' spotted in New York: Is it Bigfoot or an elderly skinny-dipper?

Fox News Digital spoke with a San Francisco couple about their search for answers after discovering a mysterious 150-pound stone sculpture buried in their backyard. Researchers with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization are baffled, according to one of their own, Matthew Moneymaker. He posted on Facebook last week images of what they've dubbed the "Syracuse Figure." What is it? That's what they'd love to know. While they admit it looks like an old man wading into a pond, they're not convinced that's the case. "The Syracuse Figure does not look like a classic bigfoot, but it does not look like a normal human either. The location and behavior (wading in a swamp) are more consistent with bigfoots than humans. What appears to be skin may actually be thinning wet fur that is laying flat," Moneymaker wrote. Stock image of a body of water similar to the one the "Syracuse Figure" was photographed in. (Getty Images) CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS "The photos were shot at a relatively remote pond in Onondaga County (the county for Syracuse NY) by a hiker lady who was taking photos of the scenery around the pond. The BFRO's investigator in Syracuse saw the photos and

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Creature dubbed 'Syracuse Figure' spotted in New York: Is it Bigfoot or an elderly skinny-dipper?

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Creature dubbed 'Syracuse Figure' spotted in New York: Is it Bigfoot or an elderly skinny-dipper?

Fox News Digital spoke with a San Francisco couple about their search for answers after discovering a mysterious 150-pound stone sculpture buried in their backyard. Researchers with the Bigfoot Field Researchers…

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