BFRO #28285: Motorist witnesses a possible daylight highway crossing near Revelstoke

📍 Location

📝 Description

I was driving west on highway 1, East of Revelstoke BC. Trans Can, 20 minutes east of the first snow shed before the Roger's pass summit, near a notorious mudslide area, close to Bearcreek Falls. It was 11'23 am when I looked at the clock. I was fourth in line of three other vehicles, 2 cars, 1 truck (CPR), when I noticed the lead car braking for something up ahead. The highway was a straight shot, then slightly veering left near the end. I noticed approx 300- 350 yards ahead what looked like someone hurrying (not running) from right to left of the highway. There was no oncoming traffic, just us four heading west. There was a huge black bipedal figure crossing. When I got closer to see what it was, it had gone through the ditch and up the side of a steep mtn. At first I thought it was a tourist taking pictures of something because there is a pullout for cars just before the sighting across the highway. The odd thing to me was that there was not one vehicle or a person anywhere in the empty lot. Thought it might also be a cyclist walking also, but there were no colours showing, just a big 'black' something. I never was close enough to see details because it was shadowed by the sun. I was facing the sun, but at no time was the sun in my eyes. It was a picture perfect blue sky, with no clouds, +8 degrees Celsius middle of September day. The road also didn�t have any shadows from trees or hills on it. It was clear as day. I kept driving approx 20 minutes west to the first snow shed, the whole time thinking and wondering what that was that I and I'm assuming the other drivers braked for. I decided to turn around and go back to see if I could see anything (prints) in the ditch etc.. I would have been wondering for ever if I saw what I thought I saw. I parked my truck in the pullout and walked up the sides of the road to see anything, but it was to thick of bush and trees. When I hit the road again heading west, I saw a black bear running across right to left, across the highway a little ways up the road. There was a crew of men west of the sighting also, they were cleaning up the mudslide area I mentioned earlier.

🔍 Circumstances

3 other vehicles in front of me, especially the lead car. It braked first causing the rest of us to brake also. Not an abrubt braking, a gradual one.

🌤️ Weather Conditions

11:23 am daytime. Blue sky, no clouds, clear as day.

ℹ️ Additional Details

11:23 am daytime. Blue sky, no clouds, clear as day.

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