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Wildlife officials in Indiana were forced to issue a statement assuring residents that a viral story of a man-eating turtle lurking in one of the state's lakes was, in fact, merely a tall tale put forward by a clever individual online. According to a local media report, the strange case started this past Sunday with a vivid Facebook post wherein it was claimed that "forensic scientists at Purdue University" had determined that "decapitated human remains discovered in Lake Monroe" were "the result of a gruesome attack by a giant snapping turtle." The rather well-crafted account, which even included quotes from a purported forensic biologist dubbed Dr. Eric Paddlejack, quickly spread like wildfire online until state wildlife officials stepped in to squash the story.
More on this odd story at the Coast to Coast AM website.