Haunting image left for New Zealand's sleuths to probe

S.O.T.T:  A team of Wellington ghost-hunters have been left stumped after being asked to investigate an international mystery. James Gilberd, leader and co-founder of Strange Occurrences - a Wellington-based paranormal unit that investigates haunted homes, historic buildings and photos - was sent a photo by a woman in the United States who believed she had captured the ghost of a soldier on camera.

Gilberd, a photographer by trade, like most of his team, said: "I don't know much about finding ghosts, but I know photographs."

Petra Brooks, from Georgia, took a photo of her granddaughter while waiting for July 4 fireworks to start. While deleting some photos, she found a picture of what she believed was a ghostly soldier figure.

She sent an email to Gilberd, asking: "Is this truly a spirit I captured?"

He ruled out PhotoShop but thought perhaps it was a real person walking past and a case of "selective attention" - where the person taking the photo doesn't notice other things.

However, both Brooks and the man sitting beside her were adamant no one was walking past at the time...READ MORE>>>...