Ricky in San Diego, California called in
to tell of a terrifying encounter he had while camping in the Sequoia
National Forest:
I just want to share an experience I had about
two years ago in the Sequoia National Forest. My sister took my friend
and I out there, and we were deep in the forest, far away from
civilization. We were having a great time. I'm a believer in the
paranormal, Bigfoot, aliens and all that stuff but while I was there, I
never had that thought. I was there camping with my family, having a
great time.
At about 9 o'clock, everyone decides to go to sleep
and my friend and I were left staring at the bonfire. I decided it was a
good time to listen to music, so I went to my sister's forerunner, and I
was opening the back to grab my Ipod. And as I opened the back door, I
heard something come out of the tree. It didn't come out of the tree. It
was almost like it was holding on and it fell. And I heard this huge
thump. I could feel it. And as I... I had a flashlight on me. I looked
over at the tree I heard the fall from and I swear on my life and I
swear to God, honest to God, I saw a 6 to 7 foot tall praying mantis.
And as I laid eyes on it, I completely lost breath. I was completely
taken aback. It took a step back and it became completely invisible. I
could not believe what I saw.
I slammed the door and I ran back
to the campfire. I alerted my friend. I woke everyone up and no one
would believe me. I was really upset because I knew what I'd seen. So
that happened and my friend didn't believe me. He was laughing at me and
then all of a sudden I could hear all these things surrounding us and
finally when I brought it to my friend's attention, he kinda put his ear
to it, and he heard it too. Finally, I was patrolling the campground
with my flashlight and I could just hear these things surrounding us and
I heard like this clicking sound, it was like (makes clicking sound). It
was really strange. I was so scared.
Source: Coast To Coast AM - September 27, 2016
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