Mysterious naked ‘wolf man’ spotted in Germany’s Harz mountains: Hikers take photo of man ‘naked and holding a wooden spear near a ruined castle’
Mysterious naked ‘wolfman’ spotted in Germany’s Harz Mountains: Hikers take photo of man ‘naked and with a wooden spear near a castle ruin’
- The man was spotted by two hikers near Blankenburg in Germany
A mysterious ‘wolfman’ has been spotted wandering the forests of the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
The man, who is believed to have lived in the woods for five years, was caught on camera by two hikers, who reportedly saw him sitting naked with a wooden spear in his hand at the foot of a ruined castle.
The blurry photos show the man looking extremely hairy or covered in dirt as he sits on the floor and appears to be playing with the sand.
Gina Weiss, 31, and her friend Tobi, 38, were out walking in Blankenburg in Saxony-Anhalt when dusk fell Tuesday night.
Ms. Weiss told the German newspaper Image: ‘When we reached the sand caves, we saw the wolf man. He stood high on one of the caves and held a long wooden stick like a lance in his arm.
‘He wouldn’t take his eyes off us and said nothing. He looked dirty, like a Stone Age man from a history book.’
A mysterious ‘wolfman’ has been spotted wandering the forests of the Harz Mountains in central Germany
The pair said the meeting with the man, believed to be in his 40s, lasted about ten minutes.
It is not the first time that the so-called ‘wolfman’ has been spotted in the Blankenburg region.
Authorities said they have received multiple reports of a figure wearing wolf fur or a wolf costume in the forest over the past five years.
A frightened walker called police in March asking for “help” after seeing a “wolfman running around.”
The man would have been living in the mountainous area for five years. In the photo: Dead trees stand in the state forests of Lower Saxony in the Harz Mountains
On other occasions, burn marks and hiding places of branches have been reported.
Blackburn fire chief Alexander Beck said: ‘Someone clearly knows how to live outside and adapt to the changing seasons.’
That’s what a volunteer at the local fire department told me the Telegraph that the most recent sighting was “bullshit” and suggested the photos were “a joke.”
Nearly a third of Germany is covered in dense forest, which is why myths and legends often crop up about people living off the land.
The dense forest has been a source of inspiration for stories and fairy tales for centuries, including those of the German Brothers Grimm.