A couple of travellers had the fright of their lives when they were roaming through Veluwezoom National Park.
Located in the Dutch province of Gelderland, the national park is the oldest in the country.
Lucas and Jeroen were walking through the trees when they spotted – and heard – something terrifying in the distance.
The shakily-held camera zoomed in to one particular thick-trunked tree.
Suddenly a large dark figure popped out from behind it.
It disappeared behind the flora just as quickly as it appeared, but it was enough to truly terrify the pair of youths.
They could be heard in the video in a panic, exclaiming: “What is it?”
Further deepening the mystery, a shot rang out around them and they both bolted away as fast as they could.
The creepy video has quickly gone viral since it was shared on YouTube, where it has been viewed more than 5.3 million times.
One user wrote: “Bigfoot makes those loud banging noises to scare people away, so it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if it were a Bigfoot.”
Others were much more sceptical, with one viewer commenting: “Looks just like a bear clawing on a tree”.
But the video uploader was quick to dispel this theory, writing: “There are no bears in the Netherlands!”
