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A Creature Named Ole Red
In 1997, a ten-year-old spending the summer with their grandmother in Florida had a startling encounter on the way to their grandfather’s house in Geneva. While driving, they spotted a seven-foot-tall, bipedal creature with orange-reddish hair resembling an orangutan crossing the road. The creature paused to stare at them before continuing on. Upon arriving at their grandfather’s, they learned he called it “Ole Red,” a creature he claimed as a pet alongside his deer, squirrels, and raccoons. Though initially skeptical, the sighting left the child questioning whether Ole Red was a released pet or a wild, orangutan-like animal native to Florida’s swamps, a mystery lingering long after their grandparents’ passing.
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In 1997, a ten-year-old spending the summer with their grandmother in Florida had a startling encounter on the way to their grandfather’s house in Geneva. While driving, they spotted a seven-foot-tall, bipedal creature with orange-reddish hair resembling an orangutan crossing the road. The creature paused to stare at them before continuing on. Upon arriving at their grandfather’s, they learned he called it “Ole Red,” a creature he claimed as a pet alongside his deer, squirrels, and raccoons. Though initially skeptical, the sighting left the child questioning whether Ole Red was a released pet or a wild, orangutan-like animal native to Florida’s swamps, a mystery lingering long after their grandparents’ passing.
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