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Daylight sighting by motorist on Hwy 4 near Kennedy Lake
The witness was driving along a highway beside a river with a companion when he first mistook an animal on an overhanging tree or log for a bear. Looking back, he claimed to see a large ape-like creature crouched over the water with an arm extended toward the river as if trying to catch a fish. He said he clearly saw human-like facial features and was certain it was not a bear.
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.
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.
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.
Camper witnesses animal on two legs climbing up gully east of Hope, south of Hwy 3, near Nicolum Creek
The witness walked into an abandoned gravel pit area to gather firewood and saw a large bulky animal in a gully about 50 yards away standing on two legs. The animal's back was turned and its head remained hidden by foliage while it appeared to dig in bushes. When the witness retreated toward the truck, the animal climbed the opposite slope on two legs using its forearms and disappeared into trees at the top.
Memory told of an inquisitive sasquatch sighted near Port Hardy
The witness and a companion were exploring near a river after fishing was cut short and began throwing rocks at a sandy slope. They heard a noise above them and saw a hairy human-like creature with a large upper body and hands perched over a stump looking down at them. After brief eye contact the creature retreated into the treeline, and the two fled to a vehicle and told the adults they had seen a large bear.
Sighting by snowmobilers outside Castlegar
Near Christmas 1980 the witness was riding a snowmobile with a relative on a forest trail at night when they got stuck. Both smelled a strong rotten-meat odor and then the witness saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about six feet tall run across the trail into the bush. The witness found a large bare footprint where it crossed and bipedal steps through deep powder snow. A parent who arrived later saw the remaining marks and told the witness the figure was a sasquatch.
Children see a bigfoot while playing near home
On a hot summer afternoon several children were playing on a grandparent's farm when geese and dogs reacted to something near the pond path. The group then saw a tall, broad-shouldered creature standing silently in the shadows by the smoke house watching them. An adult called the children inside, and when they were later allowed outside the creature was gone.