Incident #1000205
Salmon Arm, Shuswap Dis, British Columbia
Jun 1979
Account
Jon Clark, 15-year-old Chase Jr. Secondary student was walking towards his school bus stop near Pillar Lake when he saw a creature standing in the shadow of trees by the road. It was on its hind legs, hunched over, two big for a bear, covered with brown and black hair. Had long arms. Was breathing heavily, like groaning. Saw it for about 30 seconds from 10 feet away, until it noticed him, then it walked away, upright.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 18 1979
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Shuswap Dis
- Nearest Town
- Salmon Arm
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 17
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 26
- Latitude
- 5035--
- Longitude
- 11939--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Kamloops News, Jun 20, 1979, quoting Jon Clarke, P
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- JUN 79
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JUL 79
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away, entered woods
- Sound
- panting
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Child
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 10 to 15