BFRO #17142: Possible vocalizations heard by swimmers near Nakusp. Possible tracks found the next day

📍 Location

📝 Description

Myself and three other people were at St.leon hotsprings just north of Nakusp B.C. on Thanksgiving day 1993. Its a natural,undeveloped spring. Basically a small pool in the forest about 3 km from the main hi-way. As we were leaving the pool about 11;30 p.m. we were walking single file up the steep incline back towards the truck when myself and the other male member of the group heard what we assumed to be a bear approximately 25 to 30 feet to our left. Not wanting the girls to panic we quietly decided not to tell them and just keep walking to the vehicle. The brush off of the trail is fairly thick and would be extremely difficult to get through for a man but what we were hearing seemed to be moving faily easily through it and keeping up with our stride. As this was a spur of the moment trip we had no flash light but had a couple of emergency candles one of which I was holding up high at the back of the line with a relector behind it so we could see where we were going but unfortunately did not cast the light far enough to see what was in the bush along side us. At this point the girls could hear branches snapping in the bush and inquired what it was. We answered it's "probably just a bear". As soon as I made that statement a "wail" like I have never heard before came from the direction of what we figured was the bear. I've spent a lot of time in the bush and there is no animal that makes a noise like that in that forest! The closest thing I can compare it to is a peacock call, but it was at such a high decible it actually made our ears vibrate. Like when your in front of a stack of ampliphyers at a concert.Then whatever it was turned and ran very quickly down the hill through the bush away from us. the thing was you could hear that whatever this animal was it was obviously on two legs not four! And htere is no way a man could run through that thick bush that quickly. It scared us all and we ran to the truck and got in. Funny thing was we all immediately knew what we had just experienced but were all reluctant to say what we each thought it was.But we finally did and all agreed we had just heard a sasquatch. I went back the next day and in the mud around the hot springs there were numerous prints VERY large and man like. I had no tape measure and no plaster, but they were there.

🔍 Circumstances

four witnesses In hot springs

🌤️ Weather Conditions

11:30 p.m.

ℹ️ Additional Details

11:30 p.m.

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