Sasquatch hoax turns deadly

Posted Aug 29, 2012 7:35 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

What was meant as a prank turned deadly in Montana Sunday night.

Montana highway patrol say a man dressed in a shaggy military sniper-style suit leapt onto the highway hoping to scare drivers into thinking he was Bigfoot.

The man was struck by two vehicles.

Police say the drivers likely did not see him before they struck him.

The man has been identified as 44-year-old Randy Lee Tenley.

Alcohol is suspected in the incident and no charges are being laid.

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