Motorists describe boat on trailer being shaken violently at night near Lake Cowichan
Account
Three people driving with a boat on a trailer stopped on a logging road at night. While stopped the truck shook and rocked sideways and the boat and trailer were pushed toward the side of the road by something unseen. The driver drove away thinking it might be an earthquake or landslide. Later inspection showed the boat twisted on the trailer with a split hull, damaged tie-downs and latch, and non-working trailer lights, with no claw marks found.
What was reported
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Interaction
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 2006
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| Time of day |
late evening, about 11:30 PM
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| Place |
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia
Stated
BFRO report #25368
· BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.73, -124.17 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 25368 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
driving to go fishing and crabbing, stopped on logging road
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Cindy Dosen (BFRO)
long split in boat hull from top edge to waterline requiring extensive repair
Measurements: three foot long split
stretched safety latch, split winch cable, stretched and torn tie-downs and severed trailer light wiring
An investigator spoke with the witness for two hours and assessed the recall as sincere and logical.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25368 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “another incident happened in june 2006”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “missing hiker in the same area”Not in the Anomadex yet