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20 June 2006 Mesachie Lake, British Columbia Class A #15274

Early morning sighting on Vancouver Island near Cowichan Lake

While driving to work before dawn on a logging road, the witness encountered a dark figure on the road and initially assumed it was a bear. As headlights illuminated it, the figure was seen running bipedally down the road for about 100 feet before veering off through a ditch and up a bank into bushes. The witness described a tall, dark-haired, unclothed biped with lighter patches on its back and rump that never looked back. Later that day the witness found and photographed indistinct footprints at the site.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracks
2006–2007 Victoria, British Columbia Class A #17331

Possible sighting at a farm outside Victoria (Vancouver Island)

The witness and two companions were walking near a bonfire when they saw a dark figure run across a horse field. The figure was inside the fence line and reportedly cleared a 5-foot fence at the end of the field. It was viewed from about 60 feet for about 7 seconds and described as nearly 6 feet tall, about 265 lbs, and all black.

Full-body sighting
1 October 2005 Withheld, British Columbia Class A #12703

Various incidents near a possible nest on Vancouver Island

A group of seven hikers were hiking on a mountain trail in the afternoon. They heard cackling, yelping, growling and moaning sounds and found the trail blocked by a large uprooted stump with placed boulders and smashed trees. Two upright figures, one black and one light brown and hairy, were seen moving parallel to the group and leaping down a cliff, while the group felt stalked and watched as they hurried out to the road.

VocalizationGrowlFull-body sightingPartial sightingTree break +4
14 August 2005 Prince George BC, Close To Jasper, British Columbia Class A #12451

Motorhome driver reports sighting around 7am near Jasper

The witness was driving a motorhome toward Jasper Park in the early morning when he saw a tall dark-haired figure walking down a hydro clearing toward the highway. The figure took a few steps and stopped at the roadside as the vehicle passed it on the passenger side. The witness's family was asleep and no one else saw it, and he did not photograph it or return to the spot.

Full-body sighting
17 June 2005 Duncan, British Columbia Class A #11915

Night time sightings outside Duncan; Other incidents mentioned

The witness reports camping in the Cowichan Valley with companions when they heard something circling them. They then saw an animal briefly but clearly in campfire light. The animal ran off when a loud dirtbike approached.

Partial sightingMovement only
June 2005 Hope B.C., British Columbia Class A #13371

Early morning sighting by a trucker on Othello Road

A tractor-trailer driver who had overnighted in a parking lot drove east past campgrounds around 5 a.m. He noticed a very tall figure walking away from him on the road, which stepped into the ditch, stopped, and turned to stare at him. The figure was hair-covered with a bare dark face and glaring eyes, then turned and strolled away as the truck approached. The driver did not stop.

Full-body sighting
8 March 2005 Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia Class A #10878

Road crossing sighting outside Halfmoon Bay

The witness was driving north on Highway 101 at dusk with high beams on when a huge black figure came down a rocky cliff. The figure crossed the road in seconds with a purposeful stride without looking at the witness and entered the woods on the other side. The witness estimated it at about nine feet tall and described feeling shocked and fearful.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
13 February 2005 Squamish, British Columbia Class A #10633

Daylight sighting by hikers in the Checakmus area

A family of three walking with their dog on a de-activated service road stopped briefly when they heard a deep growl and noticed a strong musky odor. The husband saw a large black bipedal figure running through the bushes parallel to the road about 80 yards away. The group went a short distance farther, smelled the odor again, then turned back after the son refused to continue and the dog yelped and ran back to them.

GrowlPartial sightingOdor
2005 British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/19/sc-ep274-first-nations-encounters-with-sasquatch-1

Partial sighting in British Columbia (2005)

While working at the kayak camp with his small son and dog, the guest noticed the dog growling and staring into the bush. The guest saw only a darker brown shape with long hairs through the cover and then heard something move up the hill. He did not count it as a definite sighting.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundMovement only
20 August 2004 Canal Flat , Skookumchuck, British Columbia Class A #9267

Morning sighting by logging crew near White Swan Lake

While starting a morning heli-logging shift, the witness and coworkers watched a large brown human-shaped figure moving on two legs along a nearby ridge for about 20 minutes. The figure paused and appeared to watch them, standing motionless before bending over as if to touch its toes and then standing upright again. When the crew briefly looked away to begin work, the figure had disappeared.

Full-body sighting
15 August 2004 Sunshine Valley, British Columbia Class A #9353

Couple witness a bipedal subject cross road. Later investigate area on their own and find a possible bedding area

On an August evening while rock hounding in Sunshine Valley, the witness, seated in a truck with a companion, saw a hairy bipedal figure about 200 yards ahead cross the road in a few unhurried steps without looking toward them. The figure was described as muscular yet slender with long arms and dark to reddish-brown hair. The forest had gone quiet beforehand, the witness was stunned and unable to speak, then left the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 2004 Kincolith, British Columbia Class A #9819

Villager Observes a Large, Bipedal Animal in the Kincolith River

The witness was fishing on the river in the late afternoon when he noticed a figure about 150 yards away in shallow water. The figure ignored his whistles, shouts, and arm-waving, splashed in place for about an hour, then stood and walked out of the water on two legs away from the village. The witness, who reports seeing grizzly bears regularly, stated he was certain it was not a bear.

Full-body sighting
June 2004 Kamloops, British Columbia Class B #9654

Various incidents around Paul Lake Provincial Park outside Kamloops

The witness was hiking back toward the day-use lot in light rain after walking to the west end of the lake with a companion. After scuffing a foot on gravel, the witness heard a loud grunt and a large branch snap uphill, then saw a large reddish-brown hairy form crouched by a fallen tree about 40-50 ft away, partly hidden by undergrowth. The form stood, held an arm across the face area, looked back once, and left quickly and silently upright without dropping to all fours.

Partial sightingVocalizationTree break
10 May 2004 Kamloops British Columbia Canada, British Columbia Class A #8689

*** UPDATE **** While driving the Coquihalla Highway, man has afternoon sighting near a pond east of Merritt

The witness was driving on a highway in the afternoon toward a hospital when he noticed two figures beside a swampy pond off the road. He first thought they were people fishing, then bears, but concluded they were two Bigfoot-like animals, with the larger one bent over and the smaller one watching him. He continued driving without stopping because he was late.

Full-body sighting
2004 British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/21/sc-ep276-first-nations-encounters-with-sasquatch-part-3

Paranormal encounter in British Columbia (2004)

In 2004 the guest was returning by tour boat at slow speed past a pictograph site near Village Island on a dark starry night. He and others aboard saw a piercing green light brighten and burst to white, revealing a woman in white holding an old lantern, then illuminating the bay before vanishing when they motored in with lights.

Full-body sighting
summer of 2004 British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/23/sc-ep221-deep-in-the-woods

Full-body sighting in British Columbia (2004)

The researcher and a companion saw a distant dark upright figure cross a powerline cut in about five seconds. It was too far for positive identification. He states if it was a man he has never seen one, and if Sasquatch then he has seen one.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
December 2002 Lillooet, British Columbia Class A #6831

Night time sighting by motorist on Highway 40 between Gold Bridge and Lillooet

The witness was driving at night and passed a car on a curve. In the headlights the witness saw a hair-covered biped on the roadside walking away, which glanced back over its shoulder. The sighting lasted about a second.

Full-body sighting
October 2002 Little Fort/Hummingbird, British Columbia Class A #9670

Woman has a daytime sighting on the North Thompson River.

The witness reports driving north on a highway and noticing a gray, hair-covered figure across the river near a creek inlet. After pulling into a turnout, the witness watched the figure repeatedly bend from the hips while appearing to move rocks or forage in the water. The figure then stood upright and looked toward the witness before resuming its activity, and the witness left before it did.

Full-body sighting
August 2002 Port Alberni, British Columbia Class A #20960

Late afternoon sighting by camper 14km outside Port Alberni

The witness was camping with companions at a provincial park near Port Alberni. While staying alone at the campsite to tend the fire and collecting wood, he noticed something in the bushes that he first took for a bear and then for a person. After making eye contact, the creature stood upright and walked away on two legs, moving very quietly. The witness returned to the campsite and did not tell his companions what he had seen at the time.

Full-body sighting
August 2002 McBride, British Columbia, Can., British Columbia Class A #4900

Eight-foot bipedal animal seen crossing road near Tete Jaune Cache

The witness was driving west on a highway when a very large dark animal appeared on the road ahead. Initially thought to be a moose, it was seen in profile at closer range and identified by the witness as a Sasquatch. The animal then left the road into steep brush, crossing south to north, while the witness had to leave due to traffic on a dangerous corner.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing