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Sasquatch sighting near Nanaimo, British Columbia

years ago when I was a young boy Nanaimo, British Columbia 1 witness

Account

A Coast Salish elder told the guest that as a young boy south of Nanaimo he found a small hair-covered creature sitting on a cedar fence railing by a beach river. When it saw him it jumped down, put a hand in front of its face, and ran into the forest. The elder called it Steamtum.

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Age / size src
little
Other features src
hair-covered

Facts & provenance

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Date
years ago when I was a young boy
Place
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Map point
49.1639, -123.9381 (± 15 km)
Canadian Geographical Names Database city 'Nanaimo', Nanaimo Land District, matched from nearest town 'Nanaimo'
Account type
Second-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
walking down to beach by river
Witness's word for it
Steamtum
Creature category
SASQUATCH

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  1. Published 2016-11-21 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:17:54 (account ends about 0:19:51) Hash 983b07cd5e42
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)