Incident #1000208
Vavenby, Shuswap Dis, British Columbia
May 1980
Account
Ken Karateew was flying south along the East shore of the north half of Adams Lake, looking for a possible farm site in an area with no roads. From about 150 feet up he saw a figure stooped over at the water's edge, nothing in sight to give size comparison. It stood up, looked at the plane and turned 180 degrees and disappeared in woods. Thought at first of human, but was brownish black all over, and no sign of clothes, pack or boat. Thought of bear, but it ran upright with long strides, swinging arms and shoulders. No one else in the plane saw it, but Mrs. Karateew confirmed that Ken immediately asked whether anyone else had.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Shuswap Dis
- Nearest Town
- Vavenby
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 24
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 13
- Latitude
- 5115--
- Longitude
- 11925--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, shore
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Ken Karateew, Harrison Hot Springs
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- NOV 83
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- NOV 83
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Direction
- East
- Later Movement
- got up, watched observer, turned around
- Running Stride
- long
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- fled from
- Additional Movement
- fled, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- NOV 83
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- flying
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Least vertical distance
- 100 feet
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 31 to 40