Bigfoot hoaxer knocked down and killed after standing in road in camouflage suit

A MAN aiming to start hoax rumours of a Bigfoot sighting in northwestern Montana was run over and killed as he stood in the road wearing a camouflage suit trying to startle drivers.

He was hit by one car as he stood facing traffic. A second one hit him as he lay in the road after the impact.

He was reportedly wearing a military-style “Ghillie suit” - a type of full-body clothing made to resemble heavy foliage - and was standing in the right-hand lane of the highway.

Police in Montana said Randy Lee Tenley, 44, of Kalispell may have been drinking but are awaiting tests to be certain.

“He was trying to make people think he was Sasquatch so people would call in a Sasquatch sighting,” trooper Jim Schneider said.

“You can’t make it up. I haven’t seen or heard of anything like this before. Obviously, his suit made it difficult for people to see him.

“He probably would not have been very easy to see at all.”

Mr Tenley was struck by vehicles driven by two girls, aged 15 and 17, who were unable to stop in time, police said.