Incident #1000047
Klemtu, near Swindle Isl, British Columbia
Oct 1961
Account
Bob Titmus had anchored his boat in the shelter of an islet in Kitasu Bay during a storm and saw tracks on the beach. He had to strip and swim ashore to look at them. They started at the tideline and went into the brush, where he could not follow at the time. Later he was unable to find where the tracks re-entered the water, presumably over solid rock. The cast was destroyed the following year when his boat burned.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1961
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- near Swindle Isl
- Nearest Town
- Klemtu
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 52315-
- Longitude
- 128413-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Exact Terrain
- islet or rock
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, bay
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
- Wind
- windy
- Humidity
- high
Source
- Source
- Bob Titmus int. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1961
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 13.5
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 48
- Estimated Age
- 6
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 40
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- not consistent
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 26 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on large boat, sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Other report by this witness
- 22