Incident #1000050
Klemtu, Swindle Isl, British Columbia
Feb 1970
Account
Andrew Robinson was in a rowboat when he saw an ape on the shore. He rowed towards it and it walked into the bush. Robinson's eyesight is poor.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 08 1970
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Swindle Isl
- Nearest Town
- Klemtu
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 52341-
- Longitude
- 12831--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- bushes
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- East
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- 25 feet
- Substratum
- broken rock
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly large
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 10
Source
- Source
- Andrew Robinson intv. by Bob Titmus
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Hair Longer on
- legs
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- long
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Speed
- slow
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Arms Used
- for spreading foliage
- Reaction
- avoided
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Interview date
- JUL 04 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1