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Bigfoot researcher Mark Oswell wears a "Gone Squatchin'" t-shirt as he checks his phone. The East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit of Crimora captures video as he walks through the wilderness seeking signs and evidence of Bigfoot. The East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence pointing towards the existence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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A tree shows evidence of a twisted break several feet off the ground. Researchers with the East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization feel that breaks, such as this one, where the tree was broken as if by a twisted motion may have been caused by a Sasquatch. Members of E.C.B.R.O/ searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit of Crimora holds a cast of what he believes to be a Sasquatch footprint he found along Coal Road in Augusta over July 4th weekend. Founder of the East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization, Benoit is interviewed near the location the print was found near Stuarts Draft on Friday, July 10, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Fred Kanney talks about families of Sasquatches he believes to be living in the vicinity of Coal Road in Augusta County as well as encounters he believes he has had with them during an interview on Friday, July 10, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit leads a small group through the forest as they keep eyes and ears open for any signs or evidence of Bigfoot. The East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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Walking stick and camcorder in hand, Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit of Crimora takes in the sights and sounds of the forest surrounding him as he searches for evidence that Bigfoot exists. The East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit and his daughter, Brianna Benoit, 14, of Crimora lead the way across a creek as there group goes deeper into the forest seeking signs and evidence of Bigfoot. The East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence pointing towards the existence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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What could be a fresh partial footprint is found under ferns on the side of a steep banking leading from the edge of the forest up to a foot trail. What could be toe indentions are visible along the top edge of the print. The East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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A sign points the way to the East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization's campsite at North River Campground. Members of the E.C.B.R.O. searched the George Washington National Forest near Elkhorn Lake for evidence of Sasquatch during a weekend investigation on June 20, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit measures one of the castings he believes to be of a sasqaucht footprint during an interview at his home in Crimora on June 4, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit measures one of the castings he believes to be of a sasqaucht footprint during an interview at his home in Crimora on June 4, 2015.
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Bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit points out various photographs he has taken that show both footprints as well as structures he believes to be sasquatch in origin.
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Castings of various footprints found by bigfoot researcher Daniel Benoit which he believes to be those of various sasquatches.
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Local Bigfoot believers haven’t given up the search for the missing link. “Expect the unexpected out here,” said local researcher Fred Kanney.