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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Amelia Shaw & James Holt

Manchester holidaymaker claims to have spotted 'PUMA' near North Wales beach

A holidaymaker on a trip to North Wales claims to have footage of a 'puma' close to a Llyn Peninsula beach. Having seen various different reports of big cat sightings near Gimblet Rock in Pwllheli, Nick Lachevre, originally from Manchester, who had visited the area in his motorhome, decided he wanted to catch the animal on film.

He had parked up near a lifeboat station across the road from Gimblet Rock and used a thermal monocular camera as he waited to see if he could spot the animal. Within minutes, he claims he caught the puma on camera. He also spotted large paw prints near Glan-y-Don beach, across the harbour from Gimblet Rock, earlier this year.

"It wasn't massive, probably three times the size of an adult cat," he told the Daily Post. "The other reports have said that the animal they've seen is a tawny, sandy colour but this one was more grey.

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