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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

WAS THAT MY FRIEND? Bizarre & Creepy Incident on Lake Trail

"I was looking back at him when I ran off and knew he was behind me. Only one trail, so no way for him to get to where I found him. What was this? Can you offer an explanation?"

I received the following account:

“My personal experience happened when I took a friend to a nearby lake for a hike. He had never been to the lake, so we hiked to a viewing tower at one end of the lake. We took some pictures and enjoyed the view for a while. I said, 'Okay, we should head back now' and we came down off the viewing tower. I told my friend to go ahead and I would catch up. I needed to relieve myself. David took off and I turned around and did my thing.

When I turned around I saw my friend walk off the trail about 100 feet ahead of me, and walk towards the edge of the lake. He had this mischievous grin on his face. I kept my eye on him as I walked towards where he stepped off the trail; I had the thought he was trying to hide from me. So when I got to where he stepped off the trail, I ran ahead to hide on him. I ran a minute maybe two and as I rounded a turn in the trail my friend was standing there calmly waiting for me. I was shocked. There is no way he could have got here as I just left him in my dust. I was looking back at him when I ran off and knew he was behind me. Only one trail, so no way for him to get to where I found him. What was this? Can you offer an explanation?

I went back to the lake and the same area with a couple of different friends a year or so later. As we walked the trail I was telling them of the incident I had previously. One guy pulled out his cell phone and recorded the conversation. When we played it back later, a voice that should not have been there but was heard clearly said, 'Robert. Get out of here!'

There was no way my friend could get to where I met him on the trail. I left him in my dust and he could only come from behind me now. It was NOT my friend BUT it was something that took on his likeness. When I turned around to head up the trail, I saw my 'friend' step off the trail. As I walked towards him my eyes were on him the whole time; probably 30 or 40 seconds. I never took my eyes off him until I got to where he stepped off the trail and I ran. I must emphasize there was no way for him to get ahead of me. I was on the only trail. Again, I ran hard for a minute or more and suddenly he was on the trail waiting for me. It wasn't him who stepped off the trail. It was something else. Whatever it was, I saw him/it as plain as day and it was an exact replica of my friend. I believe the intention was to have me follow him/it to the edge of the lake. When I saw the grin on his face, I thought he was trying to hide on me so I decided to run and hide on him. I have to say I am thankful I did.

Two years later in the exact same area, the voice on the recording says, 'Robert. Get out of here!' was very mysterious. This is a true story. I have not embellished it one iota." R

NOTE: Is it possible that an intelligent unknown entity inhabiting the area, with the ability to manifest and mimic a human? There is also a chance that this witness has an entity attachment or that the friend was able to bi-locate in some manner. Interesting & bizarre series of events. Lon

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