Incident #1000141
Klemtu, Central Coast Dis, British Columbia
late 1940's
Account
Bob Titmus was told that several Klemtu Indians hunting from a boat saw three or four large, very heavy, dark hair-covered creatures on shore. Story to vague to put much stock in.
When
- Year
- late 1940's
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Central Coast Dis
- Nearest Town
- Klemtu
- Direction from Town
- South Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 15
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 5225--
- Longitude
- 12840--
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- several
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- Northwest
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- solid rock
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- some large
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Klemtu Indians talking to Bob Titmus
- Source Type
- interview
- Source reliability
- 2
- Incident reliablility
- 2
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on large boat, hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- 100 feet
- No of witnesses
- several