Incident #1000195
Natal, East Kootenay Dis, British Columbia
Apr 1976
Account
In coal mining area, partsman for a private contractor who refused to have his name publicized said that near Indian Prairie he saw a creature resembling a sasquatch, of ape-like proportions, brown, seven feet tall. When it saw him it grunted and headed for the woods at a fairly slow pace. The next day mine truck driver Jim Van Maarion said over his radio that saw a strange monster walking in a crouch over one of the mine dumps on Harmer Ridge. He gave no further description. He said another man also saw it, and a search for footprints turned up some which appeared as though the creature had webbed feet.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 02 1976
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- East Kootenay Dis
- Nearest Town
- Natal
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 40
- Latitude
- 495---
- Longitude
- 1155---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Fernie Free Press, April 7, 1976, quoting unnamed
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- APR 76
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- APR 76
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Height
- 7 ft
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- watched observer, made a noise
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Additional Movement
- walked away, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect