He Ran Into A Scary Stranger While Out Camping In The Woods Who Pretended To Be A Sheriff
Camping is one of the worst places to have a scary experience. Some people avoid camping entirely because they’re too scared of something spooky happening while they’re in a wooded area.
One guy and his friend group had a run-in with a creepy stranger while camping after he approached their campsite pretending to be a sheriff.
Fifteen years ago, he went on a camping trip with some buddies and stayed near a remote lake. He was with three other guys, and they were about two hours away from home. They chose that spot for camping because it was a great location for catching trout. However, the campground conditions were rough.
“It is on the side of a steep hill with barely enough room for tents and a small fire ring,” he explained.
“It is assessable by a rough, steep, winding 100-yard trail from where you park your [truck] above the camp.”
Despite that, they had a great time during their first day of camping. They caught a bunch of trout and ended the day by sitting around a small fire when it got dark.
But then, things got freaky real fast.
Someone began approaching them while shining a bright light in their direction. It felt like this person came out of nowhere since they didn’t hear him moving around at first. As the mysterious man got closer, he announced that he was a sheriff as he got closer to them.
One of his friends specifically asked if he was the sheriff of their home county, and the man remained silent.
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Instead of elaborating, the man shined his flashlight directly in their faces before telling them to “have a good night” and walking off. They sat there dumbfounded and wondering what had just happened.
He was still very curious about who this man actually was, so as the man began walking away, he found his high-powered flashlight and shined it right on him.
That’s when they noticed the man wasn’t wearing a sheriff’s uniform but instead was dressed in a flannel shirt and jeans, like any average guy.
The man was 50-60 yards from their campsite when he made this discovery and impulsively shouted out that he wasn’t a sheriff. The man must have heard him yell as he could see him panic and walk away faster from their campsite.
They all remained silent and could make out the sound of a car engine starting. Thankfully, that was the last they saw of this scary stranger.
He and his friends didn’t end up reporting this situation to the local sheriff’s department and regret it after all these years. He gets freaked out, wondering what could have happened if the man had approached an even more vulnerable group of campers.
Have you ever encountered a stranger while camping?
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