A teenage camper has captured incredible footage of a big cat feeding on a 'dead sheep' at a beauty spot sparking fears a PANTHER is prowling the British countryside. Josh Williams, 17, was with a pal following a night of wild camping when they spotted the huge beast near Jacob's Ladder in the Peak District. He quickly whipped out his mobile phone and was able to capture astonishing footage of the close encounter last Monday (26/9). Josh said they were walking from Mermaid’s Pool on Kinder Scout towards Edale when they spotted what they first thought was a wild cat in a nearby field. But on closer inspection they knew what they were seeing was out of the ordinary – and that the creature sounded as if it was feasting on the carcass of another animal. Josh said he was convinced the creature was a big cat and resembled a panther but could not be entirely sure what it was they saw. He said: “We were both confused when we first saw it. "We stood staring at it and questioning what it could be for around five minutes before I decided to start recording so that I could zoom in and get a better look. “We tried attracting its attention so that it would turn and face us, so that we could get a better understanding of what we were looking at. "We honestly had no idea what it could be if not a big cat. “I was glad I managed to capture it on video after the event unfolded as I knew that nobody would believe me if I told them I had seen a panther in the Peak District the first time I went camping.”