Bigfoot- Like Specimen Some Experts Claimed To Be a Primitive Hominid
The Minnesota Iceman or "Ice Man" was described by cryptozoologists as a man-like creature with ape-like features. When displayed for the public it was frozen in a block of ice. Approximately 6 feet tall and appeared to have trauma or an injury to the left side of it's face.
From 1967 to 1968 the strange creature was displayed at the Chicago Stock Fair along with several different carnivals & state fairs along the Midwest. Around six fee tall, covered with hair & was never "scientifically" identified.
Many experts believed the creature to be a deceased primitive human. Zookeeper Bob Surpleksi examined the creature when he was a young adult & came to the conclusion the creature was not made out of latex or wax & was certain it was not a man made exhibit.
Environmentalist David Rivard examined the "Ice Man" at an exhibit in 1968 & concluded it was not made of wax or man-made material. He believed the specimen to be a deceased animal or hominid.
Veterinary & zoological researcher Dr. Terry Cullen saw the creature when he was seventeen. He stated the creature appeared to be a six-foot tall adolescent male. It was covered with medium-length hair and had highly visible follicles. He also noticed a traumatic injury to the left side of the face. He stated that there was a notable odor coming from it as well. He was certain that it was "made out of flesh".
Terry visited the creature several times and became convinced of its authenticity. On one visit, he sneaked in a magnifying glass to get a better look at it. With the help of the magnifying glass, he was able to tell that there was a death grimace on the face. He also noticed that the upper lip was pulled back a bit. He also observed all four incisors, which were very and large and squarish, similar to an orangutan's incisors.
Terry felt that the creature was important enough to bring in scientific personnel to view it, hoping to establish that it was either some unknown creature or a fake. Over the next few weeks, he tried to entice several scientific experts to view the creature. Eventually, he convinced an anthropologist from the University of Minnesota to view it. The anthropologist spent about fifteen minutes observing the creature before leaving. He was shocked and amazed by the creature, but could say little else about it to Terry.
A man named Frank Hansen got possession of the "Ice Man" in 1967; he showed it briefly to several scientists and fair-goers. When the creature became national news in the summer of 1969, the FBI became involved, believing that the creature was a murder victim. An officer met with Frank and he agreed to show him the creature. The officer told him that he would come back the next day with a pathologist to examine it. That night, however, Frank left town with the creature.
A few months later, Frank turned up showing off a replica of the "Ice Man" at several fairs in the Midwest. The real "Ice Man" has not been seen since 1969. Frank refuses to talk about the creature and where it really came from.
I had one try grabbing my 14 foot boat from 6
feet away at a boat dock here in Minnesota At 4 am. I was yelling & swinging
my wooden boat ore at it, was a 20 minute encounter watching it from the safety
of my boat, it was fishing in the shallows of the lake,30 years ago.
I don't
night fish anymore & no man could go hand to hand with one they are too big
& muscular, with long arms, they stink too. 9-10 feet tall,500-600 lbs
probably. Long black wavy hair, I was so close to this one I could see the water
droplets on it's fur. Supposed to be one in chippewa national forest here in
Minnesota now..
RMSO responds
Hi David. Appreciate you talking about your
encounter and sighting. What lake in Minnesota did this happen. Do you recall
the time of the year? And even though it was at night is there any other
details of the creature that you recall? Like color, face description.
David continues
I have run into them twice here in
Minnesota first one was 35 years ago night river sighing near Ansborn, MN. I
had to get into the river to get away from it. That one I didn't see too good but
30 years ago I had a close encounter with one for 20 minutes near Spicer MN.
I was out fishing in my 14 foot aluminum boat on
a private lake. At 4 am I got to this unlit boat doc, killed the boat motor.
All of a sudden I look to my right and see this huge thing fishing for sunfish
about 30 feet from me, well he spotted me and came after me and my boat , he
almost caught my boat.
I started screaming at it, it didn't stop. I
started swinging a wooden ore at it and trying to steer a trolling motor, I
was probably 6 feet from it. I could see the water droplets from the lake on
its black fur. Its face was completely covered even with long stringy wavy
hair, muscular long arms, made like grunting sounds, between 9-10 feet tall,
probably 500-600 lbs, smelled horrible.
I
eventually got into deeper water, it watched me and I watched it, it took a
good 20 ,minutes before it exited the lake. If I would of had a camera like I
got now for wildlife and tornado chasing with night picture taking and a huge
zoom I would of easily had a remarkable video of it, but 30 years ago they
didn't have them. Im not the type to get scared Ive been close to bears,
mountain lions, wolves, bobcat, coyotes, tornados, etc. But this did scare me,
after 20 minutes it left the lake and went down a trail to a wildlife area.
I waited 5 minutes then hooded up my boat in
record time, drove 5 miles before strapping the boat down. I don't go night
fishing anymore nor do I go deer hunting until it gets light out..
Im a adventurous type but if this thing ever
grabbed you no way you could fight it hand to hand. I bet its chest cavity was
pushing 50+ inches.. seems like they like area with water or swampy areas.
Hopefully I never run into another one. But my camera can zoom 3/4 mile and I
can track anything. I could become a millionaire over night if I could get a
video or picture of one..
