Vancouver - home for displaced feet

Cameron · May 27, 2008

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Fourth foot found

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A case for Sherlock Holmes as a fourth foot is washed up.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004435803_foot24m.html

elementary toeslayer

medisrch · May 30, 2008

Re: Fourth foot found

Someone said our Gordon was washed up too!

Mark Russell · Jun 17, 2008

A human foot has been found on a beach near the west-coast city of Vancouver, Canadian police say.

It is the fifth human foot to wash up on beaches in the area in the past year. The latest find is a left foot, whereas the other four were right feet.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7458468.stm

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004435035_apcanadamysteryfeet.html

drsarbes · Jun 17, 2008

"A human foot has been found on a beach near the west-coast city of Vancouver, Canadian police say.

It is the fifth human foot to wash up on beaches in the area in the past year. The latest find is a left foot, whereas the other four were right feet."

Does this mean the depth off the beach is 5 feet?????

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Steve

simonf · Jun 17, 2008

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there's another one this week, a left this time , no word yet on whether it's paired with the others!

twirly · Jun 18, 2008

Sherlock. Pipe in hand, scratching chin enters stage left: ''Watson........................

Methinks there's a rogue chiropodist at work here!

His scalpal technique seems to require some input with fine debridement''.

:eek:

NewsBot · Jun 18, 2008

Times Online are reporting:
Plane crash seen as answer to Canada's severed feet mystery

The coroner insists that it's not a crime thriller: just a simple case of disarticulation.

But the people of Vancouver, where five human feet have washed up in the past ten months, are not so sure.

The first foot was found last August, on Gabriola Island. The fifth was found on Monday by a man walking along the Fraser River, in a suburb of the Canadian port city. “He saw a shoe floating in the water, pulled it to the shore and called police,” said Sharlene Brooks, a Vancouver police officer.

The feet are all in the care of the British Columbia's Coroner's Service. Police refused to give any details about the type of shoe encasing the fifth foot, its size and its gender, although they did reveal that it was the first left foot to be found. The other four were all right feet encased in running shoes. ...
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medisrch · Jun 18, 2008

Could achieve a rating on the Footsie Index!

twirly · Jun 18, 2008

Hmm......

From Times OnlineJune 18, 2008
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Annie Linteau.

But it is far from clear that a crime has been committed. She said: “Our examination has found no evidence that the feet were severed, meaning there were tool markings, etc. We have no evidence to support that."
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Oh I get it. Plane crashes = feet fall off! Perfect sense. :rolleyes:

Gail Anderson, a criminologist at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University and specialist in forensic decomposition, said that the appearance of five feet is not necessarily sinister.
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NOT sinister!!!! :butcher:

If I find 5 feet washed up I would think:'' Hey ho nowt odd about that then.'' :eek:

Do Canadians think differently?

You tell me.

Regards,

drsarbes · Jun 18, 2008

"Our examination has found no evidence that the feet were severed"

Oh man.......... now THAT is funny!!!!!
How about the fact that there is no BODY attached to them??????

Feet are separated from rest of body....either they were REMOVED or else they just fell off.

Hmmmmmmmmmm...wonder which it is.

Steve

NewsBot · Jun 18, 2008

6th foot found

The Canadian Press are reporting:
Sixth human foot found on beach near Campbell River on Vancouver Island

A sixth human foot has washed up on a B.C. shore - the second one this week.

RCMP say it appears to be a human right foot. Sgt. Mike Tresoor of the Campbell River RCMP on the east coast of Vancouver Island says police got a call from a citizen who reported finding a body part on a beach on Tyee Spit.

No other remains were found.

The foot is the latest in a bizarre and deepening mystery, after six feet have washed up on shore still encased inside a running shoe.

Five of the feet found that have been found in various locations beginning last August were right feet but the foot found Monday was a left foot.

RCMP say the remains of the latest foot were found inside a size 10 black Adidas running shoe.
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Cameron · Jun 19, 2008

netizens

This must be the worst case of mix-o-ma- tosis ever seen in Canada:dizzy:

toelsayer;)

NewsBot · Jun 19, 2008

The Globe and Mail are reporting:
Latest severed foot a hoax, coroner says

Remains found in a shoe near Campbell River, B.C., Wednesday are not human, the B.C. Coroners Service said Thursday.

The BCCS, along with a forensic pathologist and an anthropologist, examined the remains and determined that an animal-paw skeleton had been inserted into the shoe with a sock and packed with dried seaweed, according to a press release.

The BCCS described the hoax as “reprehensible and very disrespectful to the families of missing persons” and is no longer investigating the incident.

Five other feet have been found in the Vancouver area since last August, including four right feet and a left foot....
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NewsBot · Jun 20, 2008

Theories running rampant

The Times Colonist are reporting:
Theories on feet running rampant around the world
Explanations for washed-up remains range from realistic to ridiculous

The flotilla of feet clad in sneakers that has washed ashore on the south coast since August 2007 has people talking -- and, apparently, trying to egg on the mystery.

Yesterday, the B.C. coroner's office determined that a foot found Wednesday on a Campbell River beach was a hoax. Someone took the bones of an animal's foot and stuffed it in a sock and sneaker, then packed it with seaweed.

This last case at least has an explanation of human involvement. But with a lack of explanations coming from the coroner's office or RCMP about the five other feet, the public debate over their origin is running rampant. News of the feet has spread around the world.

Investigators carry foot in Rubbermaid container from Campbell River beach. The bones were found to be a hoax.

On Wednesday, a Times Colonist reporter did a live interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The story has been picked up by countless media organizations, from CNN and the BBC to the New York Times and the Guardian, as well as newspapers in Europe, India and South Africa. Of prime interest: Where are the feet coming from, and why are they washing ashore in droves?

Tempering the gallows humour that surrounds such stories is the real likelihood that these five feet belong to B.C. people who are now dead. The most reasonable explanations are that the feet belong to fishermen who are missing and presumed drowned, as well as the victims of a February 2005 plane crash near Quadra Island.

But two of the crash victims, Fabien Bedard and pilot Arnold Feast, are now excluded through DNA analysis from belonging to the first three feet, said Arnold's wife, Sally Feast of Campbell River.

As for why other body parts aren't being washed ashore, the bouyant sneakers likely kept the feet afloat as the bodies decomposed in the water.

The first two feet washed up in August on Gabriola and Jedediah islands, just south of Texada Island in the Strait of Georgia. The third foot was found in February on nearby Valdes Island, the fourth in late May on Kirkland Island in the mouth of the Fraser River, and the fifth foot on Monday on Westham Island, also in the Fraser River.

With each discovery of a foot raising questions for loved ones, hoaxes such as the one in Campbell River are "very disrespectful," the coroner's office said yesterday.

"It fuels inappropriate speculation and creates undue anxiety for families and communities while wasting valuable investigative time and resources that could be spent on the main investigations," said spokesman Terry Foster.

Despite the censure, people continue to talk.

A common theme is it's the work of bored medical students or hospital workers who dissect cadavers and dress up the feet before tossing them in the sea. Or there's a crazed funeral home director who is playing fast and loose with the feet of the deceased. Or a serial killer is targeting people in running shoes.

Also being discussed: The limbs belong to suicide victims, or victims of organized crime, or stowaways who perished before getting to Canada.

A suggestion that we're seeing the remains of the 2005 tsunami victims come ashore after a voyage across the Pacific seems plausible. It makes sense that ocean currents might bring a cluster of floating shoes ashore -- but why just here in the Strait of Georgia and not the vast and well-travelled beaches of Tofino and Ucluelet, or the coasts of Washington and Oregon?...
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twirly · Jun 21, 2008

Still a tad unsure about this,

As for why other body parts aren't being washed ashore, the bouyant sneakers likely kept the feet afloat as the bodies decomposed in the water.
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A suggestion that we're seeing the remains of the 2005 tsunami victims come ashore after a voyage across the Pacific seems plausible.
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If this is the case then why aren't there lots of trainer clad feet washing up all over the world?

Not being an expert on oceanic currents but even I would ponder at the following:

It makes sense that ocean currents might bring a cluster of floating shoes ashore -- but why just here in the Strait of Georgia and not the vast and well-travelled beaches of Tofino and Ucluelet, or the coasts of Washington and Oregon?...
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Perhaps I am looking too closely at the more macabre possibility:

A common theme is it's the work of bored medical students or hospital workers who dissect cadavers and dress up the feet before tossing them in the sea. Or there's a crazed funeral home director who is playing fast and loose with the feet of the deceased. Or a serial killer is targeting people in running shoes.
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My question: How long would it take for the ankle joint to decompose if submerged in sea water?

If the 'plane crash theory is to be given consideration & possibly traumatic amputated occurred during the crash I could understand the floating trainer thing.

However, If death is due to drowning (tsunami) then why not whole legs floating in?

So, the decomposition?

Anyone?

Regards,

Cameron · Jun 25, 2008

netizens

Only a matter of time - conspiracy theorists have cited a podiatry lunatic could be responsible.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080619.BCFOOTGTA19/TPStory/National

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NewsBot · Jul 10, 2008

Press Release:
Police ask public for help in case of feet washed ashore

Police made a plea Thursday for public help in finding the owners of five feet that washed ashore on Canada's Pacific coast in the past year.

The five feet were all in running shoes and belonged to four people, police said at a news conference. They include one matching pair from one male, and one foot from a female.

"There is no evidence that these feet have been severed," Constable Annie Linteau told reporters in this west coast city.

"There were no tool markings and no visible sign of trauma. It appears that these feet have naturally disarticulated from the body through a natural process," said Linteau.

"And we have no information to suggest that other than the third and fifth foot, these remains are connected."

Investigators said they are in the process of comparing DNA from the feet to a police list of nearly 400 known missing persons from Western Canada, of which they have already ruled out 130 men.

Police are also tracking where and when the shoes were made. The found shoes include:

-- One right Campus brand sneaker, US size 12, primarily white with blue mesh, manufactured in 2003 and sold mostly in India.

-- One man's right white Reebok sneaker, US size 12, manufactured in 2004 and sold mostly in North America but also worldwide.

-- Both right and left shoes in a matching pair of men's blue-and-white Nike sneakers, US size 11, manufactured in 2003 and sold in Canada and the United States between February 1 and June 20, 2003.

-- One woman's right blue-and-white New Balance running shoe, US size 7, manufactured in June 1999 and sold in major retail stores.

Police asked anyone with information "or who may recognize a shoe as belonging to a missing loved one" to phone 1-866-504-3888 in North America.

Forensic criminologist Gail Anderson, of Simon Fraser University here, earlier told AFP the feet might have detached naturally from victims of a boat or plane accident almost anywhere in the world, and floated to British Columbia on ocean currents.

"The reason only feet have been found is because they are in running shoes and protected," Anderson told AFP.

Last month a sixth foot was reported to police. It turned out to be a severed animal paw stuffed into a sock and shoe, wrapped in seaweed and left on a beach as a hoax.
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NewsBot · Jul 19, 2008

Possible Break Through

CTVBC.ca are reporting:
A possible breakthrough in missing feet mystery

For the past year, police have been looking for the owners of the feet that have washed ashore on the beaches of southwestern British Columbia. Now, they have a match.

CTV News has learned one of the six feet that washed up on B.C. beaches, matches the DNA of a missing man.

The first foot washed ashore on Jedidiah Island in Georgia strait on August 12th of last year. It was a men's foot in a size 12 campus running shoe, distributed primarily in India.

Six days later, another men's right foot was found on Gabriola island. That shoe was a size 12 Reebok.

It's believed one of those feet is that of a depressed man who went missing last year. Police (RCMP have confirmed to CTV they) are talking to his family today. ....
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NewsBot · Nov 12, 2008

Another FOOT has turned up!

TheSpec.com are reporting;
Another mystery foot washes ashore in BC

Another severed foot has washed up on the shores of B.C.

CTV reports that the foot was found Tuesday morning by a woman walking her dog. It was encased in a New Balance running shoe, RCMP officials say.

The mystery of the severed feet began in August 2007, when police found the remains of a man's foot in a size 12 running shoe washed up between Vancouver Island and the mainland. Since then, six other feet have been discovered on the shores of B.C. and Washington State.

All of the feet have been encased in running shoes. Only one of the feet has been from a woman and two of the feet belong to the same person.

Police are expected to answer questions about the most recent discovery this morning.
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NewsBot · Sep 22, 2016

Here is a you tube video on the latest find:

admin · Sep 22, 2016

Here is a short spoof on this story:

Fraoch · Sep 29, 2009

Nice one!

Dr. Brian Brodie DPM has apparently recently presented a paper on this bizarre story. It seems the BC/Wahington foot count is up to 16 now.

Cameron · Oct 30, 2009

Another macabre wash up

netizens

just in time for Halloween report of yet another feet washed up.
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/10/bc_severed_feet_story_floats_t.php

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Cameron · Nov 6, 2009

netizens

The recent gruesome find of a male right foot (size 8.5 ) in a Nike running shoe washed up on a Richmond beach belonged to a dead man from the Lower Mainland, according to official sources.The BC Coroners Service used DNA analysis to determine the owner and investigators are convinced the death was not suspicious based on the circumstances of his disappearance and his personal history.

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NewsBot · Aug 28, 2010

Another has come ashore:
Seattle PI are reporting:
Human foot washes ashore on Whidbey Island

A person walking along the beach near a Greenbank boat launch late Friday morning found what has been identified as a human right foot, Island County Sheriff's Office said.

The foot was likely in the water for less than two months, investigators said, and judging by the size of the foot, it likely belonged to a woman or a child. The foot reportedly had no skin; only muscle and tendon remained.

Because Island County does not have an open missing person case, deputies are expanding the investigation to include outside agencies. A DNA profile is pending.

The foot found on Wednesday is the eighth such find along the coastal waterway since 2008. However, unlike the others, it was not encased in a tennis shoe, and as a result, investigators do not believe it is linked to the others.

Seven severed feet found in shoes since 2008:
The first three feet washed ashore about 40 miles southwest of Vancouver on the islands in the Strait of Georgia in 2008. The first foot was discovered last summer by beachcombers. Days later, a foot was found inside a man's Reebok sneaker. The remains of a third right foot were found Feb 8, 2008. .....
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Cameron · Dec 9, 2010

netizens

In a recent edition of William Shanter's Wierd or What? (Discovery Channel) there was an item on the Vancouver Feet. It appears the most likely explanation was the remains belonged to people who had commited suicide by jumping from a nearby bridge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_or_What?

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NewsBot · Dec 15, 2010

There has been another one!:

Authorities are seeking more information about a small human foot that has washed ashore in Washington state.

Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said Tuesday the right foot was still inside a boy's size 6 "OzArk Trail" hiking boot, and likely belonged to a juvenile or small adult. He says the boots were sold in Walmart stores from 2004 to 2005.

The foot found early last week is believed to have floated in from either the Puyallup River or Puget Sound. It's the second to wash ashore in Washington state in four months....
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NewsBot · May 25, 2011

Finally some resolution to the mystery:
Coroner links two severed feet found in 2008 to missing Surrey man

The mystery of two severed feet that washed ashore on British Columbia islands in 2008 has been solved.

The B.C. Coroners Service on Tuesday said the feet -each found in a Size 11 Nike running shoe -belonged to a 21-year-old Surrey resident who was reported missing in January 2004.
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NewsBot · Sep 1, 2011

Yet another is found:
Human foot washes up on beach near Vancouver for 11th time in four years

NewsBot · Sep 6, 2011

NewsBot said: ↑

Yet another is found:
Human foot washes up on beach near Vancouver for 11th time in four years
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Looks as thou that one is a hoax:
Disembodied feet found in Victoria likely a hoax, police say

Cameron · Mar 4, 2012

Mystery of washed up feet revealed

netizens

The mystery of the washed up feet has finally been solved.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-Pacific-coast-people-committed-suicide.html

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carolethecatlover · Mar 7, 2012

The answer is in "Eclipse" BY S. Mayers, them pesky vampires down the coast in
Washington bury their bodies underwater, if you don't believe me, ask your teenage kids.

Admin2 · Sep 1, 2012

The story won't go away:
Shoes with bones inside deemed a hoax

Craig Payne · Sep 16, 2013

Another one has turned up in San Francisco:

Severed foot in shoe washes up on Ocean Beach

A running shoe apparently washed up on San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Sunday morning - which wouldn't be news except that inside was a human foot.
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NewsBot · Feb 11, 2016

Another one found:
B.C. hiker stumbles across running shoe containing human foot
This is the 13th foot found washed up on the B.C. coast since 2007

McLintock says of the 12 previous instances, coroners have been able to identify 10 of the feet, belonging to seven people.
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NewsBot · Feb 19, 2016

Running shoe technology behind B.C.?s disembodied foot problem, says coroner

The perplexing origins of the grisly discoveries appear tied to the advances made in running shoe technologyTamsyn Burgmann, she said.

?It really didn?t come up until we had running shoes that floated so well,? she said, noting the additions of lighter foam and air pockets. ?Before, they just stayed down there at the bottom of the ocean.?
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NewsBot · Dec 12, 2017

Latest story:
Why do disembodied feet in running shoes keep popping up in B.C.?

is that feet naturally separate during the decomposition process and the running shoe technology seen in recent years causes the feet to float rather than sink to the bottom of the ocean.
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NewsBot · May 10, 2018

Another one:
Canadian police investigate after 14th human foot washes up on coastline

NewsBot · Mar 1, 2021

How 21 feet washing up on Canadian shores may provide clue in Caddick case

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The Mystery Of Why Human Feet Keep Washing Ashore In The US And Canada Has Been Solved

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