What is known is that all sightings ceased following the collapse of the Silver Bridge, which led some to speculate that the sightings and disaster were related. Over the next few weeks, accounts of such a creature poured into the local police station. They told police that the creature followed their car. "Word spread quickly, and, shortly thereafter, two young couples out driving in what is now the McClintic Wildlife Management Area, near Point Pleasant, saw what they described as a man with ten-foot wings and red, glowing eyes. Its eyes glowed like red coals, according to the tale. Tales of the Mothman likely began when five men digging a grave at Clendenin, near Charleston, West Virginia, claimed to have seen a man-like creature glide silently over their heads. Some claim its appearance was a harbinger of the collapse, during which 46 motorists lost their lives in the icy river. Much of the mythology surrounding the creature is tied to the deadly 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, which spanned the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The granddaddy of all West Virginia monsters, Mothman has gained worldwide notoriety.
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