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Colchester: Now 'Beast' is seen in cemetery
5:00pm Monday 28th April 2008
The Beast of Essex may have been spotted in Colchester Cemetery.
Geraldine Collins, 72, described seeing a "beautiful" large black cat walking through the grounds of the cemetery, off Mersea Road.
"I was walking through the graves towards the chapel, and I just saw this massive black tail out of the corner of my eye," the 72-year-old said.
"This huge cat was just walking along so calmly. It was only about a yard away, didn't look my way and walked off."
Mrs Collins, of Leas Road, Wivenhoe, was visiting a friend's grave last week when she spotted what she believes was a puma.
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Wendy Clow, Colchester says...
7:58pm Tue 29 Apr 08
Although this was spotted in February.
Plus when me & my daughter visited the Colchester Cemetery when the bluebells were out , we were visiting my son's grave we spotted a baby deer which we think had been laying on the actual grave as the flowers had been flattened . It was not a monkjack
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Carole, colchester says...
7:52pm Sun 11 May 08
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A View From Afar, Colchester says...
9:32am Tue 29 Apr 08
Who knows it might go to ground soon and make the new VAF building its permanent home. After all once the VAF is opened it will be very quiet there with little chance of it being disturbed by visitors.