Bigfoots Sighted in Bay Head

Changes to an environment often cause animals to move beyond their usual habitats. For example, if a wooded area is cleared, deer will wander into nearby towns looking for food. Bigfoot expert, Dr. Magnus Piede of Brielle, believes that this same circumstance is what is causing a rise in Bigfoot sightings in the Bay Head area. "When Bigfoots lose their usual home environment to human development, they really have no choice but to venture into our towns and cities," said Dr. Piede. "The forests in New Jersey that Bigfoots call home are disappearing, so it's not surprising that there have been so many sightings of Sasquatches in Bay Head." 

Dr. Piede learned of the Bay Head Bigfoots when he was keynote speaker at a recent Bigfoot convention in Pennsylvania. "I had come to talk about my documentary special on the Discovery Channel. As you may know, the Yeti of the Himalayas are closely related to the Sasquatch of North America. I spent four months in Tibet putting the documentary together. It's called 'Return of the Yeti' and it has really raised awareness of the Yeti's existence. After my lecture, I was signing autographs when this sweet little old lady gave me a box of homemade lemon bars and showed me a fascinating picture she had taken."

The woman Dr. Piede met was Mrs Agnes Badcrumble from Point Pleasant. She took the picture that has come to be known as the Bay Head Beach Bigfoot. "I had taken my grandchildren to the beach in Bay Head on one those warm days we had in May," said Mrs. Badcrumble. "We were having a nice time and I took some pictures of the kids by the water. I didn't really notice anything strange about the pictures and just put them up on the Facebook. Well, about 5 minutes later I start getting comments on the pictures, but they all said things like, 'What's that monster in the background?' I hadn't even noticed the Bigfoot, but there he was, plain as day, splashing in the waves. After that, the picture went sort of viral. I didn't really understand what that meant, but my grandkids thought it was great." 

Dr. Piede was fascinated with the picture. "I had never seen a swimming Sasquatch. This was proof that Bigfoots could adapt to different environments. It was remarkable." Further evidence soon emerged that Bigfoots were undergoing an urban migration in New Jersey. Someone anonymously posted online a picture that has come to be known as Bakery Bigfoot.

"Bakery Bigfoot added to the credibility of  Bay Head Beach Bigfoot," said Dr. Piede. "The picture clearly shows a female Bigfoot leaving a Bakery in downtown Bay Head, New Jersey. The fact that she is wearing a hat and carrying a beach bag seems to indicate that this was not a temporary incursion from the woods for food. This Bigfoot intended to stick around for a while."

Dr. Piede set about interviewing as many eyewitnesses as possible. He started at the bakery where 17 year old Didi Stopa recalled her encounter with the female Bigfoot. "Yeah, I remember her. Nice lady. Dressed a little warm for the weather. She didn't speak English. I figured she was here on vacation. She pointed to this big chocolate cake and shook her head when I started to put it in a box. She just paid for it and sat down at a table. She finished eating the whole cake in about ten minutes, kind of smiled, and left. I never got a good look at her feet so I can't say she was a Bigfoot. Really tall lady, though."

As Dr. Piede talked to more local residents, he was astounded at how many had seen Bigfoots in Bay Head but didn't realize that they had until he showed them a picture. The stories were all similar. One or two Bigfoots walking around town or visiting the beach. Sometimes they would shop at one of the local stores, careful not to break anything. They seemed to particularly like the cheese shop and bakery. "It was phenomenal!" said Piede. "So many people had seen the Bigfoots without thinking anything was unusual. Clearly the Bigfoots had evolved. I have always believed that Bigfoots are able to produce a pheromone that made it difficult for them to be perceived. Now it  seemed that the pheromones must have changed further so that people could see the Bigfoots and not think it was unusual."

Although Dr. Piede did not see a Bigfoot, himself, he is hopeful that he will when he returns to Bay Head later this summer. "I plan to do a documentary on the extraordinary Bigfoot haven that is Bay Head. I think I might call it 'Beach Blanket Bigfoot.'" Dr. Piede laughs at the title. "Some people think that Big Foot experts are only about serious scientific research, but we have a sense of humor, too. In fact, my son and I recently came up wit a new Bigfoot joke. How does a Bigfoot tell time? With a Sasquatch! Get it?"