© This Is CornwallThe Beast of Bodmin has been spotted in Redruth.
He explained: "I came out of my house yesterday morning at 9am and as I looked up the lane about 50 yards in front me was the Beast of Bodmin. I thought to myself 'good God there's another one'.
"It looked a bit like a black Labrador but it had longer legs and tail and flat nose. It was definitely the Beast of Bodmin and not a dog.
"It then crossed the road and got into the old stables near my house and disappeared.
"I spoke to other people in the village about it and they said there was a sighting a few years ago on the other side of the village."
The 72-year-old said it was his third sighting during his lifetime.
He said he saw one two years ago in Townshend near Hayle.
Mr Yates continued: "A couple of years ago as I was driving I saw the Beast of Bodmin in my headlights.
"First I thought it was a black Labrador but then realised it wasn't. It wasn't scared of me and I was only about ten yards from it and I got a really good sighting of it."
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