Incident #1001356
Cumberland, Vancouver Isl, British Columbia
Sep 1961
Account
Bill Winnig and a friend had camped for several days on a sandbar at the head of Forbush Lake in the Puntledge Valley. As they were leaving Bill looked back and saw an animal walk on two legs out onto the sandbar, squat, stand again and walk back into the forest. It was dark, had no neck, and seemed to be checking the bar where they had camped.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1961
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Vancouver Isl
- Nearest Town
- Cumberland
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 7
- Latitude
- 493000
- Longitude
- 1251435
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- sandbar
- Near or/at
- lake
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- John Bindernagel interview with Bill Winnig.
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- JAN 3 1996
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- MAY 1996
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eye color
- dark
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- got down, got up
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Describe Unsual
- Witness thought creature was checking out the area where he and friend had camped.
- Additional Movement
- walked away, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 12.5
- Estimated Age
- 15
- Age Unit
- minutes
- Material Tracks Made in
- sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Bindernagel
- Interview date
- JAN 3 1996
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 16 to 20