Le Loyon or The Ghost of Maules was an urban legend in the area around the village of Maules, Switzerland. An unidentified person roamed the forests in a gas mask and dressed in a military boilersuit in addition to a cloak.
First sightings date towards the turn of the millennium but only reached global news coverage in 2013 when the Ghost of Maules was photographed and the press ran stories about them. They then left their gear out in the open and criticized the media attention and tales of them as a dangerous boogeyman. No sightings of them have been reported since 2013.
Le Loyon was often seen picking flowers according to some reports.
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- Image of a soldier during a military operation in Germany. Shown here simply to illustrate what the Ghost of Maules looked like to people. For more info click here.