A new YouTube video that claims to have captured Bigfoot lurking in the woods of Utah on camera has gone viral.

The video footage was originally uploaded by a YouTube user Mountain Hiker. The recording was then reposted by The Paranormal Review, which is a group that analyzes Bigfoot, Sasquatch and UFO sightings. So far, it has received more than 180,000 views.

The person who captured the footage recalled the events leading up to the sighting of the beast in the description box. It states that a hiker was at the American Fork Canyon near Tibble Creek Reservoir when they think they ran into the ape-like creature.

"I thought I saw something a few minutes before when I was a little further away. It kinda scared me but I figured it was probably just a moose, elk, or maybe a bear," they write, adding that "the area is pretty forested and I wasn't quite sure where the animal was. I only saw it for a second before it [disappeared] behind some trees. I had to walk through some snow and trees to get to where I start the recording."

They go on to write that "I saw movement in the trees and that's when I move the camera to capture whatever it was. I was scared already but when it stepped into the clearing outside of the trees I was absolutely terrified. I only saw it for a second before I ran. The video captured more than I can remember. I only remember it being the most massive animal I have seen and I can't think about it without shaking. I don't want to say that it is for sure a bigfoot or sasquatch, but I don't know what else it could be. I spend a lot of time outdoors hiking etc, and I have never seen a bigfoot or even believed that they could be possible."

Last month another YouTube video that claimed to have captured a herd of Bigfoot roaming through Yellowstone National Park also went viral.

The video, which was uploaded by YouTube user Mary Greeley in late December, starts off showing a herd of buffalo near Old Faithful in Yellowstone. However, around the three-minute mark, at least four upright creatures are seen walking in the background in the upper right section of the video.

Yellowstone National Park Spokesperson Al Nash commented on the video, saying that reported Bigfoot sightings at the park happens from time to time.

Watch the video of Bigfoot in Utah below.

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