Incident #1000039
Nelson, Kokanee Park, British Columbia
Oct 1960
Account
John Bringsli was picking huckleberries in the mountains, at the head of Lemmon Creek when he looked up and saw a creature 7 to 9 feet tall, covered with bluish-grey hair standing looking at him from about 40 feet away. It had a flat face with ears pressed flat aginst the side of the head. It began to shuffle towards him, and he turned and fled. Later he returned, armed and with friends, and they found three tracks, one with the heel sunk deep in a soft spot.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Kokanee Park
- Nearest Town
- Nelson
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 15
- Population of Town
- 7000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 60
- Latitude
- 49413-
- Longitude
- 117171-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large male
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- bushes
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000036
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- none
- Unnatural Conditions
- cleared
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth type
- logging slash
- General undergrowth
- heavy
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- cloudy bright
- Visibility Index
- 10
Source
- Source
- John Bringsli intv. by John Green. Nelson News, Oc
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1960
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1960
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eyes
- average
- spacing
- average
- Eye shape
- average
- Human like Y/N
- Yes
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair curl
- kinky
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- grey
- Hair Longer on
- head
- Face Colour
- dark
- Teeth
- even
- Chin Y/N
- Yes
- Beard Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- No
- Ears
- hairy
- Ear Size
- average
- Neck Length
- short
- Neck Width
- wide
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- square
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Expression
- curious
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Forehead
- low
- Brow Ridge
- none
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- humanlike nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- open
- Lips
- medium
- Mouth Size
- large
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Legs
- long
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Toenails
- nails
- Arms
- medium
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Fingernails
- nails
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached
- Speed
- slow
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Reaction
- watched, approached
- Feet
- large
- Foot Width
- wide
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Heel Width
- 7.0
- Average Depth
- .25
- Heel
- 3.50
- Toes
- .25
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.00
- Observer Weight
- 160
- Longest
- 72
- Estimated Age
- 4
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 3
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Arc Y/N
- Yes
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- spread apart
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 20 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- berry picking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, fled
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 61 to 70
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording