Near Marysvale - family at a campfire is stalked by a large screaming animal ; possible tracks found witnessed in Piute County, Utah

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These encounters were reported to me by a witness who doesn't want to be identified but authorized me to post this report. I took quick notes during a long phone conversation, so it is possible I may not have gotten every detail down perfectly. The witness impressed me as very articulate and credible. April 1999: The witness and his family were gathered around a campfire at the edge of a dense forest, near a stream on the east side of the Tushars, close to Marysvale, Utah. As the evening got darker, they started to hear branches breaking as if a large animal walked through the woods on the other side of the stream. The water was high and making a lot of noise, so the breaking branches had to be thick ones to make enough sound to be heard over the stream and the family's conversation. The breaking sound continued every several seconds for a few minutes. Then, suddenly, the "stalker" make a human-like screaming cry, causing several of the children to scurry for the nearby cabin. The...