{"id":2305,"date":"2016-02-09T00:39:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T00:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2020-06-12T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T12:47:08","slug":"spanish-yeti-pictures-appear-to-show-an-abominable-snowman-in-the-pyrenee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/spanish-yeti-pictures-appear-to-show-an-abominable-snowman-in-the-pyrenee\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish YETI Pictures Appear to Show an Abominable Snowman in the Pyrenees Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HOAX<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>The following is a case that &#8220;went viral&#8221; across the internet in the beginning week of February of 2016. Although many British tabloid style papers ran the story first, which does not help the credibility, that shouldn&#8217;t take away from the fact there was a video and multiple photos that can be offered up. Of course possibly a hoax, it is offered here for feedback. Once proof comes in of a hoax, it will be labeled as such.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4221396001\/r1mPWQ7cg_default\/index.html?videoId=4741790793001&amp;applicationId=MIRROR%20Embed%20Offsite&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-news%2Fmystery-yeti-sighting-sent-skiers-7355732&amp;ttID=4741790793001&amp;plID=r1mPWQ7cg&amp;publisherId=4221396001&amp;videoTitle=Yeti%20spotted%20in%20Spain%3F%20Is%20this%20footage%20of%20the%20legendary%20snowman%3F&amp;videoPublishedDate=2016-02-06T10%3A48%3A36Z&amp;adUnitId=%2F5293%2Fmirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-news&amp;correlator=1499288301477&amp;token=\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The evidence is archived here for reference and research purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The following was published by The Express:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>By GERARD COUZENS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>A skier sounded the alert after posting the photo taken at Formigal in northeastern Spain on a popular website with the message: \u201cStrange animal spotted in Formigal. What the hell is this?.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>The picture, retweeted thousands of times, sparked a search by ski resort owners Aramon and a frenzied debate over whether a Spanish Yeti was on the loose or if it was a bear, Photoshop montage or even a soldier wearing mountain camouflage.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>The mystery remained unsolved last night, although skiers were being reassured there was no cause for alarm.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>A spokesman for the resort, which hosted the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in 2008, confirmed a search of the area had been conducted after an \u201calleged Yeti sighting.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>He said: \u201cWe have spoken to the witnesses of the sighting to identify the area in which it took place and after combing the area we have found nothing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201cWe believe therefore that there is no cause for alarm and that visitors\u2019 security is guaranteed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201cIn any case we will remain alert.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>The mystery man behind the photo, who posted it on a popular Internet forum under the user name Kangaroo, sparked the alarm by writing: \u201cThis morning skiing in Formigal with friends we\u2019ve come across this. What the hell is it?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Photo Gallery<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2305 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-641675.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-641675-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-641675-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-641675-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-641675-450x267.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-641675.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-458481.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-458481-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-458481-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-458481-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-458481-450x267.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Yeti-458481.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/458478.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/458478-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/458478-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/458478-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/458478-450x267.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/458478.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h3>Proof of a hoax<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the controversy and popularity of this video &#8211; it has been determined to be a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>It has turned out to be nothing more than a marketing campaign by the company that manages the ski resort where the &#8216;sighting&#8217; took place.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOAX Background The following is a case that &#8220;went viral&#8221; across the internet in the beginning week of February of 2016. Although many British tabloid style papers ran the story first, which does not help the credibility, that shouldn&#8217;t take away from the fact there was a video and multiple photos that can be offered<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[556,555],"class_list":{"0":"post-2305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cryptozoology","8":"tag-abominable-snowman","9":"tag-yeti"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spanish 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