The savage was accidentally noticed by two tourists who were walking through the forest, not far from the city of Blankenburg in Saxony-Anhalt, and examined the ruins of an old castle.
“When we reached the caves in the sands, we saw this wolf-man. He stood high in one of the caves and held in his hand a long wooden stick that looked like a spear.
“He didn’t take his eyes off us, but he didn’t say anything. He looked dirty and looked like a prehistoric man from the Stone Age, like pictures in a history book,” Gina Weiss, 31, told Bild newspaper.
According to Weiss and her friend Toby, they observed this man for about ten minutes. The naked man appeared to be in his forties and reportedly these tourists were not the first to have seen him in the area.
It is assumed that he has been living in the forests near Blankenburg for about five years.
Authorities say they have received numerous reports of a person wearing a wolf’s skin or wolf costume over the past five years.
In March 2023, a frightened eyewitness even called the police because he thought that a wolfman running next to him wanted to attack him. In other cases, people have seen how a savage is trying to make a fire or building a hut out of branches for himself.
At the same time, it is quite cold in this area in winter and it is not clear how this person managed to survive here for several years.
According to Alexander Beck, head of the local fire brigade, this savage clearly has the skills to live in the wild and adapt to the changing seasons of the year.
Where this man came from is unknown. There are many theories, from the hermit to more mystical versions such as time portals.
However, there are those who believe that all this is just some kind of prank to scare tourists or some other purpose.