A Yowie Encountered in Queensland

In December of 2021 three men in Queensland, Australia said they encountered a ‘yowie’ or bigfoot as they drove home from work—leaving them terrified. The Courier Mail newspaper out of Brisbane reported that the three plantation workers were driving on December 4 to the Jimna Base Camp, in the Jimna State Forest, northwest of Brisbane, when they spotted the manlike creature. They said they spotted the “slouched over figure” under a streetlight and when the figure noticed them, it turned in their direction.

Seamus Fitzgerald told The Courier Mail that the mysterious figure had “very long arms” and an “apelike” face. Fitzgerald said: “We initially thought it was a boar or a really big animal until we got closer and saw it run off in a very apelike way. I’ve never really had a paranormal or strange experience like that before. I hardly slept that night and the feeling was overwhelming that I had seen something that I never believed in previously.”

Workmate Stirling Slocock-Bennett said the group was immediately confused when it crossed paths with the unknown entity. He said: “We were in utter disbelief of what we were seeing. It definitely was a scary moment for me, as I said I was so confused and shook of what we were seeing, and as we got closer and closer it didn’t make sense like you’d hope.” Locals from the tiny town of Jimna, with a population of just 91 people, have reportedly claimed to have seen evidence of the supposed yowie before.

Mr. Slocock-Bennett said: “We went on a few hikes after to see it, but sadly they weren’t organised very well, too many people and too loud. However after speaking to locals it seems the Yowies are pushed out in storms.” (the-sun.com, 14 Dec 2021)