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Mystery of the Woodman

As for the "forester" sightings, many people think that witnesses may have mistaken animals such as red monkeys or bears for "forester".

By perla estradaPublished 3 years ago 5 min read

Minnesota Iceman

In 1967, a curious incident occurred in the United States, a body believed to be a possible "ape-man" was put on public display, immediately attracting countless people to watch and debate. Some people were amazed, some thought it was incredible, and some didn't believe the body was real.

That fall, Deri Clune, a biology professor at the University of Minnesota, was on a trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There he witnessed the frozen body of a creature that looked neither ape nor human.

Professor Clune was fascinated by the incredible corpse. He followed the frozen body from Wisconsin to Illinois to Minnesota and contacted biologists and anthropologists everywhere to get them to look at the body. However, no one took Professor Clune's advice to see the frozen body. Things took a turn for the better the following year. Professor Clune got in touch with a former acquaintance, Ivan T. Sundarsson. Because Sanderson is the author of "Snow Man: From Legend to Fact," and he is a renowned researcher of unidentified animals. Sanderson knew about a frozen corpse, but he didn't think it was anything special. He saw corpses as a fashion thing, so he didn't take much interest.

Bernal Uebmann, a Belgian researcher of unidentified animals who was visiting Sandason's farm, had a very different reaction to the news. He shows great interest in the wondrous corpses of creatures and persuades Sanderson, who has little interest in them, to go with him to Minnesota. The frozen bodies are owned by Mr. Frank Hansen, who draws visitors under the guise of "Ice Age Man." After Sanderson and Uebmann met with Hansen and viewed the frozen body, they dubbed it the "Minnesota Iceman."

Sanderson and Ueberman went to the Hansen family farm near Winona, Minnesota, where they examined the Minnesota Iceman in detail. They were stunned by what they saw, and they thought it was a real discovery. Sanderson and Ueberman say it is understandable that Hansen did not use the Minnesota Iceman as an academic study, because Hansen used the Iceman only as a means of generating money and therefore kept the details of the Minnesota Iceman to himself.

When Sanderson and Uebman examined the Minnesota Iceman, they published their report in a magazine, which immediately attracted great attention. But, unexpectedly, when the relevant experts were ready to start a comprehensive and systematic verification work, the "Minnesota Iceman" mysteriously disappeared.

Why did the "Iceman" disappear? Even Hansen doesn't know where the Minnesota Iceman is headed. However, Hansen rarely mentions where and how the "Minnesota Iceman" came from, only using the "missing link" in human evolution to arouse people's curiosity and attract people to visit. The "Minnesota Iceman" finally sank into a sea of mysteries with many doubts. The loss of the Minnesota Iceman remains a mystery.

The Mysterious Man of the Woods

Around the same time, American soldiers in the Vietnam War, far from home, circulated tales of the mysterious "ape-man," a large primate resembling a man who was captured by soldiers and flown away by helicopter. It is said that no soldier who fought in Vietnam and Laos was unaware of the existence of the legend of "ape-man" in the jungle.

There were several sightings of large humanoid creatures known as "forest men" in the dense forests of Vietnam. This is reminiscent of the Minnesota Iceman. How could these two events be connected, so far apart? There is, and it is none other than Hansen who connects the two. He was a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed in Da Nang, central Vietnam. He is said to be the one who transported the bodies of the Foresters by plane.

Hansen froze Forester's body in Vietnam and flew it to the United States on a military plane. After his retirement, Hansen earned money by putting the frozen "Forester" on display, which became known as the "Minnesota Iceman." Unfortunately, when experts were ready to examine the "Minnesota Iceman," the body suddenly disappeared. Perhaps Hansen had secretly disposed of the Iceman's body.

Sightings of large humanoid creatures continued to occur in Vietnam and Laos in the mid-1990s. Began studying southeast Asia in the 1960 s "Bigfoot weirdo" (Bigfoot) helm, Rufus, Francois, Ph.D., Institute of Australian national university (southeast Asia), has carried on the field investigation in Laos in 1996, think forest people (in the investigation area locals call it "extensively mapped the Yi Zong") does exist, Aren't the creatures that have been spotted over and over again the great apes that walked on two feet? This is called Bigfoot.

In October 2001, an international Conference called "Myths & Monsters 2001 Conference" was held in Sydney, Australia. At the conference, researchers presented field reports of "foresters" in the dense forests of Vietnam and Laos. Pol Klozpa, an unidentified animal researcher who conducted a field survey and wrote a report, said that sightings of large humanoid animals in the mountainous forest area straddling the border of Vietnam and Laos from 1962 to 1970 were numerous, and the biggest reason for their resemblance to humans was the fact that the creatures were two-footed.

Dr. Visowa and Mr. Krozpa, who studied the "foresters," believe that the "Minnesota Iceman," which was publicly exhibited in the United States in 1967, is a "forester" who lived in Vietnam and Laos. Since 2000, many researchers have gone into the dense forests of Vietnam and Laos and found large human footprints, as well as physical evidence such as the hair of unidentified animals around the traps. Eyewitness accounts from residents are also interesting. It is said that after the trap is destroyed, nothing is left but hair, but the surrounding smell is full. This testimony is interesting. This is because sightings of UMA (unknown animals), such as skunks in Florida and monsters in Arkansas, have been described as foul-smelling. Perhaps the same is true of all unidentified animals. It is said to be the stench they give off when they feel they are in danger, like the habit of skunks.

As for the "forester" sightings, many people think that witnesses may have mistaken animals such as red monkeys or bears for "forester". But these creatures were only 120 centimeters tall, compared with witness accounts that put the Woodman's height at 180 centimeters; And the bear tracks were nothing like those found in the Forest man.

Teran Hung Viette, a professor at Hanoi University of Education in Vietnam, extracted the foot shape of the forester in a 1982 survey, which was the result of years of fieldwork in the mountains of Vietnam and Laos. Professor Tran Hong Viette believes that the Minnesota Iceman seen by Bernal Ueberman in 1967 is the Woodman. Many experts believe that the "Forester" and the "Minnesota Iceman" are related. Both the aforementioned Dr. Visova and Mr. Pol Klozpa have made such statements in public and documents. Is the Minnesota Iceman's kindred still roaming the forests of Vietnam and Laos?

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