On October 17th 2008 at 9:00 AM the Bayview Beast was spotted strolling across a lawn and into the woods in a neighborhood in Southhold, Long Island. A resident who goes by the name of “John” (he wished to withhold his last name) is quoted saying “I pulled up into my drive-way and I could see it plain as day, walking across my neighbors lawn.” “John” is the gentleman that reported his sighting to police authorities.
In the police report, “John” described the cat-like creature to be 5-6 feet long (holy guacamole!) not including the tail, and resembling the features of a mountain lion. Southold Police authorities feel they ” may be onto something” from the report and descriptions given by “John” as Southold Police Chief, Carlisle Cochran Jr. commented on Friday. Chief Cochran further explained that he “doesn’t think it’s running stray in Bayview,” and “has to believe that it’s somebody’s pet that just gets out once in a while.”
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation said investigators have yet to see any sign of mountain lions. They haven’t found any tangible evidence of scat, feces, or any sort of animal remains. Additionally, spokeswoman Aphrodite Montalvo further claimed that mountain lions haven’t been native to Long Island since pre-Colonial times.
Unfortunately, “John” doesn’t have any pictures of the beast. I found Chief Cochran’s theory to be funny. “Hey, it’s just a pet that gets out every now and then, no problem!” Chief, we’re talking about a 5-6 foot (not including tail, of course) “mountain lion” roaming the streets of Long Island. Being that the state Department of Environmental Conservation is performing further investigations, the the Bayview Beast may be real, as “John” now isn’t the only person who feels we have probably cause. Chief, in all seriousness do you think that somebody is housing a 5-6 foot “pet” in a residential neighborhood in Southold? (It’s great with children.) I’m sure “John” and the other neighbors would have noticed the owner walking the beast with a leash on asking wondering what the heck it is.
But hey, it’s just somebody’s pet that gets out once in a while right? Maybe the 5-6 foot beast took a walk into town to enjoy a cup white chocolate mocha at Starbucks and read Newsday? Chief Carlisle Cochran really believes that this is not a stray animal and has been domesticated on Long Island. (I stick by my story!)
And the question still remains, where is the Bayview Beast now?
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