Incident #1000246
Bella Coola, Central Coast Dis, British Columbia
Nov 1989
Account
Jimmy Nelson, his mother, and Glen Clellamin smelled terrible smell in Nelson home, then Glen looked out, said animal outside. Boys jumped up, thought bear was after deer meat hung on back porch, boys looked out, saw large hairy creature, with long arms, 7 to 8 feet tall, running away like a human. Could see it well by back porch light. Further sightings and footprints in Bella Coola in next few day.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 11 1989
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Central Coast Dis
- Nearest Town
- Bella Coola
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 52223-
- Longitude
- 12645--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000247
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river, ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- light from habitation
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Courier, Bella Coola, Angela Hall intv. Jimmy Nels
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- NOV 89
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- NOV 89
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Shoulders
- wide
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- running
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- meat
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Angela Hall
- Interview date
- NOV 89
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- inside building
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 16 to 20