‘During the expedition to the Azasskaya cave, conference participants gathered indisputable proof that the Shoria mountains are inhabited by the Snow Man,’ the Kemerovo region administration announced yesterday.

‘They found his footprints, his supposed bed, and various markers with which the Yeti uses to denote his territory.’

The markers appeared to be mainly broken trees and some Russian media reports have treated the Yeti claims with considerable scepticism.