Incident #1000060
Butedale, Tolmie Channel, British Columbia
Jul 1965
Account
Jack Taylor was going fishing near the mainland shore opposite Butedale when he saw two creatures on a rock in the water and one swimming towards it from the land. He was stopped when he noticed them and it took him some time to get his motor started, when he took off. Creature reports describe one on rock and one in water. It was swimming towards him, but also toward the rock.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1965
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 2 minutes
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Tolmie Channel
- Nearest Town
- Butedale
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 53104-
- Longitude
- 128371-
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- 3
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- rock
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- ocean
- Exact Terrain
- islet or rock
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- solid rock
- Cover
- none
- Unnatural Conditions
- logged
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- cloudy bright
- Visibility Index
- 9
Source
- Source
- Jack Taylor intv. by Bob Titmus
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description 1
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Reaction
- watched
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- travel
- Water Depth
- near shore deep
Creature description 2
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- swimming
- Speed
- very fast
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Water Activity
- swimming
- Use of Water
- travel
- Water Depth
- near shore deep
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Interview date
- JUL 07 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat, fishing, boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1