Incident #1000189
Kootenay Nat. Park, British Columbia
Sep 1975
Account
Informant came to newspaper office and told Ron Eade that between Marble Canyon and Eisenhower Junction, in good light, he saw a 7' creature in a clearing about 15 feet from the trees. Was rusty tan colour, covered with hair, erecty, long arms hanging down, apelike face, ears not showing, very slim, long neck. It slowly backed into the timber with a "half step, full step" motion. He would not give name. Knew his description was abnormal.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Kootenay Nat. Park
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Lake Windermere Valley Echo, April 7, 1977, quotin
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- SEP 75
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- MAY 77
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- very thin
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Neck Length
- long
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away, entered woods
- Walking Stride
- short
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Reaction
- avoided
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature backed into woods slowly with "half-step, full-step" motion.
- Position when first seen
- erect