Incident #1001518
Kemano, Central Coast Dis, British Columbia
1998
Account
A lady and two Haisla fisheries men going down Gardner Canal on their way to Kowesas. After passing Kemano Bay the observed on the East side of the steep-walled fiord a large brown creature standing on two legs on an open rocky slope. It watched them as the went b, was not there when they returned.
When
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Central Coast Dis
- Nearest Town
- Kemano
- Direction from Town
- South
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 2
- Latitude
- 5320--
- Longitude
- 12800--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- hillside
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- cliff
- Slope
- cliff
- Slope Faced
- West
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- solid rock
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- BF 101. from Regan, quoting a friend
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- NOV 1999
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on large boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 3