A Connecticut woman's alleged encounter with Bigfoot turned out to be nothing more than a big hoax.

An unidentified woman told police she almost ran over the mythical animal as she drove on a Fairfield road late Tuesday night.

The woman told officers the beast was eight feet tall and hairy.

Police searched the wooded area near the road and found not Bigfoot, but a 16-year-old boy in a gorilla-like costume.

The fake Sasquatch was turned over to his parents.