Fisherman's encouter with large black cat
21 st September 1997
It was midday and visibility was good. As he walked along the shore to find a new location, he saw in his path what he took to be a large black bag.
Then, suddenly the 'bag' moved, revealing its self to be a heavily built black cat, which the witness said was a Panther.
"2 and a half feet tall, "too big to be a dog and too low to be a calf," the creature turned to look at Brian before padding away up the bank and into nearby undergrowth.
Paw marks were found which were "not a dogs".
A few days earlier a sheep had been found dead on a farm, the farmer intended to bury it the next day but something had eaten it overnight.
The Falkirk Herald apparently photographed the prints.
Scottish Big Cats, 21st September 1997
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