Incident #1000235
Sechelt, Sunshine Coast Dis, British Columbia
Jun 1973
Account
Don Solinski had driven a drill rig to the end of a new logging road and climbed on a big log to look at the road grade ahead. He then saw a shaggy, grey creature standing erect on or near a log 150 to 200 feet away. It seemed to have a goatee beard. Other hair was 3 to 4 inches long. It was larger than a man. Creature seemed to be jumping up and down with its arms bowed out at its sides. The lower half of its legs were hidden by logging slash. Solinski was frightened and looked for a place to run, but glanced back before he fled and thought he saw the creature do a somersault off the log to the lower side of the road cut. Later he and other loggers returned to the site and found human-like footprints with five toes. There was only one good print, in mud, which Barry Procknow took a picture of. Solinski refused to work alone after that.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Sunshine Coast Dis
- Nearest Town
- Sechelt
- Direction from Town
- North Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 9
- Population of Town
- 1000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 20
- Latitude
- 4931--
- Longitude
- 12340--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- logged area
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- steep
- Cover
- none
- Unnatural Conditions
- logged
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Joel Hurd intv. Don Solinksi, Gibsons.
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- JUL 73
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JUL 73
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- medium
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- grey
- Beard Y/N
- Yes
- Movement
- jumping up
- Later Movement
- jumped
- Movement re observer
- maintaining distance
- Other Activity
- Was jumping up and down when first seen, arms bowed at sides
- Reaction
- fled from
- Describe Unsual
- Appeared to do a somersault of a log to the ground
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Estimated Age
- 2
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Joel Hurd
- Interview date
- JUL 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- several