Florida Swamp Investigation Reveals Snapped Tree and 18-Inch Footprint
Posted Sunday, August 09, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
A recent documentary making the rounds on YouTube has got the Sasquatch community buzzing, and for good reason. The footage features an experienced tracker returning to a location where his game camera captured something truly bizarre just three weeks before the investigation began.
The video follows Jason Kenzie, an animal adventurer with 25 years of field experience, as he reunites with Tim T (Tim Turner), a retired U.S. Army explosive expert and elite tracker based in Florida. Tim has spent years documenting activity in his area, and his game camera footage is at the center of this investigation. The camera captured what appears to be a large creature pulling down a tree, then standing there as if aware it had been caught on film.
When Jason and Tim examine the location in person, they find the broken tree still fresh, not rotted, and still alive. Tim points out that it would take two or three people to bring it down. The tree was positioned in a way that would have provided cover for whatever pulled it, and the camera was set up facing three trees in a line. The creature would have had to use all of them for concealment, which raises questions about how something estimated to be at least eight feet tall and around 700 pounds could hide so effectively.
Tim mentions that the camera records for one minute when triggered, and there was no other noise after the tree broke. He speculates the creature may have stood there waiting for the camera to shut off before leaving. The smooth break in the tree, which was still alive, suggests it was pulled down with significant force rather than simply falling.
Tim's personal experience adds serious credibility to the investigation. He has seen two different creatures on separate occasions, one at night that appeared red on the left side of a trail, and one during the day that was running so fast it looked like a blower, standing as tall as he is or slightly bigger. He has also found 11-inch and 18-inch footprints in the area, with the 18-inch prints found on the same day he experienced what he describes as an unexplained effect that only impacted him, not his wife standing beside him.
The investigation takes another interesting turn when they discover strange tree structures in the area. These formations appear to be deliberately constructed, with branches twisted and placed in specific ways, including one that was inserted into what looks like an axe-shaped configuration. Jason notes that these structures require something with thumbs to create, and while they consider the possibility of human hoaxers, the surrounding hurricane damage doesn't explain the deliberate loop formations they find.
The most chilling moment comes when Jason tears down a branch to examine one of the structures. Immediately after, something runs into the forest beside him. The timing is suspicious, and the tension in the moment is palpable. They find a hollow area nearby and an animal trail, but whatever made the noise is gone.
For anyone interested in Sasquatch research, particularly in the southeastern United States where the skunk ape is reported, this documentary is worth checking out. The combination of recent game camera footage, physical evidence at the site, and a credible witness with military background makes this one of the more compelling investigations to surface recently. The strange tree structures alone raise questions that deserve further examination, and the broken tree incident suggests something with significant strength and intelligence is moving through this area.
Readers can find the full documentary on the Stash YouTube channel, where the complete investigation unfolds with all the details that couldn't be covered here.