Incident #1000238
Spuzzum, Fraser Canyon, British Columbia
Mar 1977
Account
Richard Mitchell, 16, was riding a motorcycle on an abandoned section of the Trans Canada Highway just north of the new Alexandra Bridge when he rounded a curve and saw ahead of him a creature he estimated to be 7 1/2 feet tall, covered with long black greasy-looking hair all over its body except hands and face. It was walking almost directly away from him, and turned part way, but not to face him. It swung from side to side as it walked, whith exagerrated arm swing. Very wide shoulders and prominent buttocks, long torso, thick legs, no neck, feet large and covered with hair. Bob Titmus made a thorough search for tracks on April 17 and found some good partial tracks up the hill above the railroad.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 28 1977
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Fraser Canyon
- Nearest Town
- Spuzzum
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 50
- Elevation/Altitude
- 4
- Latitude
- 49413-
- Longitude
- 121253-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- railroad
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- canyon, hillside
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- East
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- broken rock
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- John Green intv. Richard Mitchell. Also Hope Stand
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- MAR 77
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- MAR 77
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face, on hands
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Nose
- no snout
- Tail
- none
- Torso Front
- very wide
- Torso Side
- very wide
- Buttocks
- massive
- Legs
- short
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- North
- Later Movement
- turned, walked away
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- avoided
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- It swung from side to side as it walked, with an exaggerated arm swing, both arms swinging to the left as the right foot came down, and vice versa.
- Feet
- large
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- MAR 29 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle or ATV
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20