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2013 Boston Bar, British Columbia #8ed86716-4641-42f7-8540-84e2d5f5398c

Growl near Boston Bar, British Columbia (2013)

A few days later the guest returned to the same area with his friend [name withheld]. They heard a deep growl, loud tree knocks, and heavy footsteps pacing them through thick timber. As they retreated toward the car, the guest saw a tall, dark-haired, muscular figure watching them from the treeline before it screamed and left. Both men fled in the car and the friend later cut off contact.

GrowlWood knockFootstepsRock throwingFull-body sighting +1
10 September 2009 Sayward On Vancouver Island, British Columbia Class B #80009

Boaters report tree push over and scream 40 miles NW of Campbell River

The witness and a companion were anchored and sleeping aboard their boat. After stargazing they went to bed in the cabin and heard a loud disturbing scream that startled their dog, causing them to miss any further sounds. Years later the witness compared the memory to a recording of the Michigan Scream and the companion agreed it matched.

Scream
8 August 2008 Lumby, British Columbia Class B #24377

Rural resident hears prolonged vocals near Lumby

Late at night the witness was awakened at home by an unfamiliar high-pitched, two-toned scream repeated with pauses. She listened from an open window and woke her son, who also listened and said he had never heard such a sound. The sounds were heard at a distance and eventually faded toward the other side of the valley.

Scream
1 August 2008 Lumby, British Columbia Class B #24956

Campers awakened by unidentified screams near Lumby

While tent-camping with her daughter at a lakeside resort, the witness was awakened around 2 a.m. by repeated loud shrieks coming from across the water. She dressed, went to the shore with a flashlight, and listened for several minutes until the sound stopped abruptly. Another camper from an RV joined her on the shore and listened as well, and neither could identify the source as a known animal.

Scream
June 2006 Lillooet, British Columbia Class B #15888

Possible vocalizations heard by residents near Lillooet

The witness and a companion were awakened at home during the night by a series of long, loud piercing screams coming from across the road. After several minutes the screams were followed by quieter whoop sounds from closer to the house. A dog in the house growled at the sounds but would not go outside.

ScreamWhoop
2 January 2006 1st = Cawston , 2nd = Keremeos, British Columbia Class A #13464

BC family sees a possible family group of sasquatch

The witness was on a family drive for hiking near Ashnola when the group heard loud screaming and howling from the forest that the son compared to alleged sasquatch sounds heard online. A car horn blast stopped the sounds. The group then drove about a quarter mile and the witness stopped to examine old large footprints in snow in the middle of the road.

ScreamHowlTracks
October 2005 Duncan, British Columbia Class B #13800

Possible vocals heard outside Duncan

The witness was outside the home late at night and heard a strange loud screaming, yelping or whooping sound. The witness was alone during this first hearing. The sound was later compared to recordings on a research website and felt to be similar.

ScreamWhoop
15 March 1998 Port Alberni, British Columbia Class B #2852

Possible vocalization heard by camper in Strathcona Provincial Park

The witness was camping alone in high alpine forest near a creek and lake. Just before dark a loud crashing noise approached the camp from the creek, and the witness banged cooking pots to scare it away. About ten minutes later a loud drawn-out scream was heard from across the lake. The witness stated the scream was unfamiliar despite lifelong familiarity with local wildlife sounds.

Unidentified soundScream
12 October 1993 Nakusp, British Columbia Class B #17142

Possible vocalizations heard by swimmers near Nakusp. Possible tracks found the next day

Four people were walking back to their vehicle from an undeveloped hot spring late at night when something kept pace with them in dense brush. After a comment that it was probably a bear, a very loud wail came from the brush, followed by something running downhill on two legs. The group fled to the vehicle and agreed they had heard a sasquatch. The witness returned the next day and found large human-like tracks in mud.

ScreamFootstepsMovement only
August 1986 Lumby B.C., British Columbia Class B #14166

Possible vocalizations heard in Lumby

In late summer 1986 two teenagers were on the deck of a house bordering wilderness when they heard a long, distant scream from behind the house. Startled, they hurried inside, secured the house, and the reporter briefly stepped onto the back porch with a shotgun. He heard distant movement but saw nothing further, and they stayed awake most of the night.

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Summer 1973 Langley, British Columbia Class B #2424

Strange sounds heard at summer camp; animals reported missing

In summer 1973 the witness, then a child at a camp in Langley, joined a counselor and another child to search the back of the camp property for a neighbor's missing sheep. After finding bloody sheep fur on a barbed-wire fence, the group heard an extremely loud roar and fled in panic. The camp was then closed with officials blaming a loose bear. Years later the witness heard online Bigfoot scream recordings and felt they matched the sound exactly.

Scream
Summer 1924 British Columbia Class A #1091

Albert Ostman account -- Multiple-day encounter with family of Sasquatches

A prospector camping alone in coastal mountains awoke at night to being carried inside his sleeping bag for hours to a small enclosed valley. There he encountered four hair-covered individuals described as a family group and was held for about six days living on remaining canned food. He gained favor with the younger ones using snuff and handmade utensils, then incapacitated the adult male with a large dose of snuff and escaped during the resulting commotion, hiking south to a logging camp for help.

Full-body sightingChatterProperty disturbanceScream
1924 British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/10/18/sc-ep156-1924-albert-ostman-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1924)

The witness was prospecting and camping near the head of Toba Inlet when supplies were disturbed for three nights. He was then carried inside his sleeping bag for about three hours to an enclosed valley. There a family group of four hair-covered beings held him for six days, during which he shared small gifts and observed their behavior. He escaped after the adult male swallowed snuff and became ill, then hiked out to civilization.

Full-body sightingChatterScream
A number of years later Rossland, British Columbia Related account #14511

Odor near Rossland, British Columbia

Several years later in the same general area the witness and companions staying in a remote cabin smelled the same odor, heard scream-like yells all night, and the witness saw a bipedal figure outside while gathering firewood.

OdorScreamPartial sighting
around Dec 1, 05 Lumby, British Columbia Related account #13583

Scream near Lumby, British Columbia

The witness with two companions heard loud nonstop screaming approaching down the valley while cattle fled to a fence, a horse faced the sound, and four coyotes fled looking behind them.

Scream
after the Arizona encounter, in the month of August Terrace, British Columbia #abef4706-9670-48bd-8895-62d06a6b012b

Scream near Terrace, British Columbia

The witness and a relative were fishing on a river beach when loud screams began in the forest behind them. Branches snapped and full-size trees were seen shaking for about three hours. They laid caught fish around them, then left quickly with the fish when the sounds stopped.

ScreamUnidentified soundMovement only
about 10 years ago Boston Bar, British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/07/23/sc-ep345-a-hunters-encounter

Rock throwing near Boston Bar, British Columbia

The witness and a friend camped overnight on a logging landing while picking up equipment. At night something threw rocks at them, then after a warning shot it made a very loud scream and crashed through trees. The next morning a healthy tree blocked the road and they saw two large hairy bipeds watching from a treeline before leaving.

Rock throwingScreamTree breakPartial sightingFootsteps
Date unknown British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/21/sc-ep276-first-nations-encounters-with-sasquatch-part-3

Scream in British Columbia

A fish farm worker told the guest about a screamer on the high island by the farm that screamed, ran around, and threw rocks making big splashes. The next day it was low near the tide line screaming as two large trees fell into the water, and other shifts reported it returning in later years.

ScreamRock throwingTree breakMovement only
Date unknown British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/19/sc-ep274-first-nations-encounters-with-sasquatch-1

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia

While clearing driftwood at the guest's kayak camp with workers and his sister present, small trees began shaking violently and a boulder rolled down. The guest then saw a large creature between two trees at close range that locked eyes and grimaced showing large teeth. The group fled by dinghy to the tour boat and left for a dock, later measuring the standing impressions at about seven feet four.

Partial sightingScreamMovement onlyAnimal behaviour