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Recurring Roadside Figure on North Wales A497 Unnerves Drivers After Viral Video

Police say a November 8 welfare check found no cause for concern.

Overview

  • Reports stretch back to May with most sightings at night near Haven’s Hafan y Môr on the Llŷn Peninsula.
  • A video posted in November spurred a surge of accounts from motorists who described the scene as unsettling.
  • The most recent documented sighting was reported on November 14, following multiple early‑morning encounters the previous week.
  • Several people who stopped said the man was soaked and appeared weak, with one witness saying he could barely speak.
  • A local woman said he told her he likes watching traffic at night and is visiting from Oxfordshire, as others publicly warn drivers not to pull over for strangers.