Locals claim the 'creepy gnome' stalks the streets at night. The little 'person' who wears a pointy hat has a distinctive sideways walk was caught on video last week by youngsters who claim to have been terrified.
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| ©Jose Alvarez |
| This image, taken by an Argentinan teenager on his mobile, shows what appears to be a gnome-like figure walking a field |
Teenager Jose Alvarez - who filmed the figure on his mobile phone - told national newspaper El Tribuno that they discovered the creature while playing in their hometown of General Guemes.
"We were chatting about our last fishing trip. It was one in the morning. I began to film a bit with my mobile phone while the others were chatting and joking.
"Suddenly we heard something - a weird noise as if someone was throwing stones.
"We looked to one side and saw that the grass was moving.
"To begin with we thought it was a dog but when we saw this gnome-like figure begin to emerge we were really afraid. I filmed a little and soon all we left running." said Jose.
According to Jose others have now come forward reporting that they too had seen the gnome.
"This is no joke. We are still afraid to go out - just like everyone else in the neighborhood now.
"One of my friends was so scared after seeing that thing that we had to take him to the hospital."
Last October two workers on Belgrano railway line in Buenos Aires reported seeing a "strange and tiny figure". They claim the figure appeared at night, threw stones at them then ran away leaving a 'vapour trail' that 'burned the grass'.
Looks like the Travelocity mascot had a rough night in Argentina and is trying to make his way home. A teenager capturing video on a cell phone - and it's always the last five seconds after a long build up of normalcy - just like the 'fallen angel' [Link] and the one with the creepy thing popping out from behind a light pole in Mexico. It's usually just teenagers having fun - gotta love those teenagers. =) (or there is a killer gnome on the loose...)