Report from Chris Smith
The elusive 'Galloway puma' has been spotted again, more than a year after the last reported sighting. Eileen Cowan, of Mallivaig Cottage, near Newton Stewart, said yesterday she a large black animal padding about in the bushes just before she went to bed. "It was more than twice the size of a normal cat and had a very bulky coat. Police could find no trace of the mystery beast.
© Sunday Mail, 11 th July, 1999
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