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May
16th, Scarborough.
Security guard Ron Ella reported sighting the ‘panther’ that has been stalking the area
on and off for several years around the town.
Ron flagged down a passing patrol car just before 05.00hrs. He said: “It looked like a
cross between a panther and a Leopard, it was large and it was not a dog or a fox, it
was bigger than a very big Alsation.”
He continued: “The animal walked from Columbus Ravine into bushes at Peasholm
Park. It was dark in colour and the thing that really stuck out was its tail - it was long
and curled at the end. I drove into the park after it but it had vanished.
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June
14th Scarborough.
The large cat often seen in the area has been blamed for the mauling of an already dead
calf on John Tyson’s Stepney Hill farm near Scarborough.
A football sized chunk had been ripped from the rear, the mud nearby was covered
with 3” inch, “panther tracks.”
Mr Tyson said: “The 16 stone carcass had been dragged eight yards towards a gate.
Whatever it was had to be very strong. I have never seen anything like it in 25 years of
farming.”
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September
2nd, Brough.
Cornishman Ian Smythe claims to have captured the ‘Beast of Brough’ on camera
while on a bird-watching trip to the area.
Ian was strolling near woods in North Ferriby at 10.00hrs, when he saw a large cat-like
creature bounding across a field near the River Humber. He said: “I moved along the
hedgerow to make a closer inspection, as I did so the beast had more cat-like features
that of a dog.”
Mr. Smythe took three photographs after observing the animal for around five minutes
before it headed off towards the A68.
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November

16th:
Ken Harrison, who has a farm at Hovingham near Malton, reported sighting a big cat
in nearby woods on Tuesday morning. He said the animal was about the size of a fox,
had a leopard-shaped head, long tail and possibly some grey markings.
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December.
20th:
A driver says he saw a cat-like creature on the A64 Scarborough to York road - just a
week after armed police drew up contingency plans in case a creature was cornered.
The latest sighting was reported by retired management consultant Leigh Russell who
claims to have seen a big cat in his car headlights. Police in Ryedale have confirmed
that firearms will be used if any creature became a threat to the public. Mr Russell, 64,
was on his way home to Terrington when he saw a cat-like beast near the Flaxton
turn-off, between York and Malton. He said the creature was black and brown, about
3ft long with a tail, and "definitely not" a fox or a dog. Mr Russell's report follows
sightings of a big white cat in woodland at Hovingham, near Malton, just over a week
ago. A Ryedale woman said she had seen a creature which was at least four times the
size of a domestic cat with a leopard- shaped head, long neck and tail. There have also
been reports from the Scarborough area of sightings of a black panther.
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1995 Sightings.