When wildlife photographer Jeremy Holt set up his motion-triggered trail cameras along a remote stretch of the Red Pine River in Minnesota, he expected to catch footage of deer, maybe a moose, or if he was lucky — a bear. But what his camera captured one foggy night has left experts speechless, locals terrified, and the internet buzzing with conspiracy theories.
At first glance, the footage looks ordinary — wind blowing through trees, water gently flowing in the background. Then, just past 2:17 a.m., something begins to emerge from the river.
Something not quite animal. Not quite human.
🕷️ It Crawled — Slowly, Unnaturally
The figure didn’t walk out of the water. It crawled, dragging itself onto the muddy riverbank on all fours — thin, elongated limbs twisting at strange angles. Its skin was pale, almost translucent, and its movements jerky, as if it hadn’t used its muscles in a very long time.
It paused at the water’s edge, hunched, and lifted its head… toward the camera.
And that’s when the motion sensor triggered the flash.
🎥 What the Flash Revealed Shocked Everyone
The creature froze. The camera flash lit up its face — or what should have been a face. But what showed up on the footage was a blank, glistening surface where eyes and a mouth should have been. No fur. No snout. Just slick, wet skin stretched over bone.
And then it darted back into the water.
No sound. No splash. Just... gone.
🌍 Theories Came Flooding In
Jeremy uploaded the footage to a local wildlife forum, hoping someone could identify the animal. Within hours, it went viral.
Cryptid hunters claimed it could be a wendigo or skinwalker
Scientists suggested it might be a deformed animal — but none could identify the species
Locals said the area had long been considered cursed, with whispered stories of “river things” that came out only at night
Skeptics claimed it was CGI — until a second camera captured the same thing, from another angle