Incident #1000124
Bella Bella, Gunboat Passage, British Columbia
Date unknown
Account
Cliff Kopas told John Green and Bob Titmus that two apes had been seen at Gunboat Passage near Bella Bella, a large one with a small one dancing around its knee. Indians also told the story. Witness(s) presumably would have been passing in a fishboat. No note of how long ago.
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Gunboat Passage
- Nearest Town
- Bella Bella
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 5211--
- Longitude
- 12800--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, one small
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
Source
- Source
- Cliff Kopas, Bella Coola, & Indians intv. by Green
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- 1961
- Incident reliablility
- 2
- Jwg file date
- 1961
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- small
- Movement
- other
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Small ape was dancing around large ape's knee.
- Position when first seen
- erect