According to the legend, an ape-like creature, Yeti, is believed to roam in the Himalayan region, but there has never been any concrete evidence to prove their existence.
In a recent tweet, Indian Army claimed that one of its mountaineering teams has sighted the footprints of the Yeti, what we consider to be a mythical creature born out of folklore.
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The Army tweeted that its Mountaineering Expedition Team found Yeti’s footprints, measuring 32.15 inches, near the Makalu base camp in Nepal on 9th April, 2019.
For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast ‘Yeti’ measuring 32×15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019. This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past. pic.twitter.com/AMD4MYIgV7
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) April 29, 2019
Talking to NDTV, one of the army officials said that the claim was based on physical proofs including on-the-spot narration, photos and videos.
“We tweeted as we thought prudent to excite scientific temper and rekindle the interest. Some of us who reject the story surely shall have a definite answer to the evidences. As they say nature, history and science never write their final story”
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Indian Army’s tweet gained a lot of attention on social media.
I always knew Tintin was right. He was the first to spot the mysterious beast Yeti. Time to re-read Tintin In Tibet pic.twitter.com/mEBdxhqTVx
— bhavatosh singh (@bhavatoshsingh) April 30, 2019
So there are a few things which are yet unexplored by humans
— 🕉💭 🔯 🌟 🇮🇳 (@TripRR) April 29, 2019
UFO Aliens Yetis …. & …
Yeah true… interesting 😊
— Pradeep Kumar 🇮🇳 (@MenonPradeep76) April 29, 2019
It also is a result of studying in Himalayan regions like Sikkim (Nepal & Bhutan) too – where “Yeti” is not a myth – its co-existence with humans is interwoven in our culture and folklore. #shokpa
— कर्मा भूटीया (@iambhutia) April 29, 2019
Former BJP MP Tarun Vijay even said that the Army should not call it a beast.
Congratulations, we are always proud of you. salutes to the #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team. But please, you are Indian, dont call Yeti as beast. Show respect for them. If you say he is a ‘snowman’.
— Chowkidar Tarun Vijay (@Tarunvijay) April 29, 2019
As of now these evidences have been handed over to subject matter experts for further investigation.