A motorist has been left surprised after he noticed a ‘massive cat’ prowling by the Worcestershire countryside.
In what could possibly be a brand new sighting of the notorious Worcestershire panther, Geoff Thompson noticed the unusual creature within the distance whereas pulled over in a layby between Great Witley and Martley in Worcestershire.
The 37-year-old YouTuber and traditional automobile fanatic stopped to take images of his beloved traditional Renault 10 when he noticed a big feline form lurking within the area behind the automobile on April 14.
He then pulled out his digicam and began filming the creature. In the 24 second video he will be heard exclaiming, ‘What the heck is that animal?!’
Upon additional investigation within the area, he then discovered paw prints.
Mr Thompson, from Worcester, mentioned: ‘I simply went out for a sunny drive – I observed it as I began photographing my automobile. I feel it was a panther.’
Geoff, who runs the favored YouTube channel Geoff Buys Cars, tried to trace the animal and file proof of its tracks.
He mentioned: ‘I noticed this thriller animal so I’m going to take a stroll down this area and see how a lot mud there may be on the backside.
‘The floor could be very moist so if there are any prints or something we’ll see them.
‘There’s no canine walkers there is no one it is early within the morning nobody’s round nobody in any respect.
‘Big cats have at all times been a little bit of an obsession, fascination of mine since I used to be a child so to truly see one thing odd whereas out and about is fairly humorous in my ebook.’
He acquired in contact with massive cat researcher and filmmaker, Tim Whittard, who produced the award-winning documentary ‘Panthera Britannia Declassified’, which claims to show that massive cats reside in wilderness of rural Britain.
Mr Whittard, 38, of Gloucester, shared the video with different consultants.
He defined: ‘I’ve had a few of my colleagues look over it and whereas we won’t definitively say it was a giant cat, the chance stays on the desk. It completely might have been a giant cat.
‘Consensus appears to counsel that almost all of the tracks photographed usually tend to be canine than anything, so while the tracks don’t yield constructive proof, the video of the sighting itself could be very natural, very pure and we won’t rule out a cat.’
This is just not the primary time massive cats have been seen within the space and quite a few individuals commented on Mr. Thompson’s video to report their very own experiences.
One mentioned mentioned: ‘I’ve seen a black cat in that space about 10 to fifteen years in the past.’
Another added: ‘There are massive cats on the market…
‘Seen one about 20 years in the past about 100 yards forward of me.
‘Lucky for me, I used to be in my automobile on the time.’
One mentioned: ‘I’m going with panther… A buddy tracks them in Wiltshire, I’ve seen related photographs, phone poles with scratches on, peak signifies massive cat.
‘Personally I noticed one thing panther-like in Wiltshire one night time drive. Can’t be certain however will always remember the tail.’
In 2016, a terrified couple declare to have come face-to-face with an identical animal whereas driving by the Worcestershire countryside.
