Searching for Sasquatch Team Tracks Skunk Ape Through Florida Swamp

Posted Friday, June 19, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

Florida's swamps have always been fertile ground for Skunk Ape stories, and this investigation delivers some genuinely compelling moments worth paying attention to. The footage follows Jason Kenzie, an experienced animal adventurer with 25 years in the field, as he returns to Florida to team up with Tim T (Tim Turner), a retired military explosive expert and elite tracker. Tim has had two separate sightings of these creatures—one at night where he describes it as red, and one during the day where it ran past him "like a blur." What makes this investigation stand out is the physical evidence. At Tim's secret location, they examine a tree that was clearly pulled down with tremendous force. Game camera footage apparently shows something grabbing the tree and pulling it down in a smooth motion before snapping it. Tim estimates it would take two or three people to bring that tree down, and the break looks fresh—the wood is still alive, not rotted. The really intriguing part is the discussion about how the creature could have concealed itself. There are three trees in a line that would have provided cover, and Tim raises an interesting possibility—what if it was truly cloaked? He admits he's not fully on board with the cloaking idea, but struggles to explain how an 8-foot, 700-pound creature could hide itself so effectively while pulling down a tree. As if that wasn't enough, they also stumble upon strange tree structures—branches that have been deliberately twisted and placed into axe-like configurations. Tim acknowledges these could be hoaxes by people who decide to mess with researchers, but points out that Florida recently had a hurricane, and these structures with their deliberate loops couldn't have been caused by storm damage. The investigation takes a creepy turn when they head out at nightfall. Tim mentions finding 11-inch and 18-inch footprints in the area, and describes an experience where he was hit with infrasound that affected only him while his wife stood right beside him unaffected. Infrasound—that low-frequency sound below human hearing—can cause feelings of unease, dread, or even visual disturbances, and some researchers believe it could potentially be used by cryptids as a defense mechanism or form of communication. The video ends on a hair-raising note with a blood-curdling howl coming from the shadows that stops them in their tracks. This is one of those investigations where the physical evidence speaks louder than words. The broken tree, the strange structures, the footprints, and that howl at the end—it all adds up to something that deserves a closer look. Definitely worth watching the full video to see the reenactment and the game camera footage for yourself.