Incident #1000063
Klemtu, Swindle Isl, British Columbia
Apr 1945
Account
Rowing to the beach in Myers Pass, informant found tracks just minutes old right from the edge of the tideline. Assumed creature was there as he was rowing in. Facing backward so did not see it.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 05 2023
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1945
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Swindle Isl
- Nearest Town
- Klemtu
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 9
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 52362-
- Longitude
- 12838--
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
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Tom Brown intv. by Bob Titmus
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1962
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Average Depth
- 2.00
- Observer Print Depth
- .25
- Observer Weight
- 205
- Estimated Age
- 0
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 30
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Direction of Travel
- not consistent
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Interview date
- JUL 05 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 21 to 30
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording