Incident #1000065
Bella Coola, Croyden Bay, British Columbia
Aug 1944
Account
Clayton Mack proceeding on fishboat saw creature bent over at tideline. Thought it was a grizzly checking drift material for food. It stood on hind legs and looked at him, then as he got nearer it turned and walked up the beach to the trees, on the way looking back at him over its shoulder. At top of beach stepped onto drift logs upright and disappeared in the trees, apparently spreading trees with its hands. Over years as game guide specializing in grizzlies never saw grizzly do these things, so eventually decided this could not have been a bear. George Olsen reports similar observation in adjoining bay the year before.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1944
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Croyden Bay
- Nearest Town
- Bella Coola
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 18
- Population of Town
- 1000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 52182-
- Longitude
- 127102-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- inlet
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- 10 feet
- Substratum
- solid rock
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Unnatural Conditions
- logged
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- logging slash
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Clayton Mack intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1962
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Later Movement
- got up, walked away
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Arms Used
- for spreading foliage
- Odour
- no opportunity
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- refuse
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Greeen
- Interview date
- JUL 04 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on large boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording
- Other report by this witness
- 3