Strange Severed Feet Found in Canada

[Ron Caliburn]

A human foot has washed up on another West Coast beach, but this time in Washington state.

The right foot was found by a tourist on Whidbey Island, about 50 kilometres north of Seattle, on Friday morning.

"Based on the size, we're estimating it belongs to either a female or a juvenile," Island County Sheriff's Office spokesman Det. Ed Wallace said in an interview. "Based on the condition, we're estimating it's been in the water less than two months."

He said the foot was found without a shoe or a sock, and the tourist was quite startled by the discovery.

Wallace said based on the information police have gathered, they don't believe the foot matches any missing persons cases in the area.

Officers plan to reach out to surrounding jurisdictions, including B.C., to see if any of their cases might fit.

Seven feet have been found on B.C. shores since August 2007.

The most recent discovery was last October in Richmond. That foot was linked to a Vancouver-area man who had been reported missing in January 2008.

One other foot found in B.C. has also been identified. It belonged to a man thought to have committed suicide.

RCMP have said all of the feet separated from the bodies naturally in the water and foul play is not suspected in any of the cases.

The missing feet mystery brought international attention to B.C., as people around the world speculated on what could be causing the feet to turn up.

One other foot washed up in Washington state in August 2008.

Wallace said police on Whidbey Island are used to bodies washing up on shore, but not individual feet.

"Based on where we sit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the currents, we've had complete bodies wash up before, partial bodies wash up before, we're just in that pathway," he said.

He said the foot is almost complete, though there are a few bones missing from the toes.

"There's no trauma to it, it does not look like it's been severed," he said.

Wallace stressed the investigation is still early and officers are not ruling anything out.

Another one, this time in WA.

[Eilonwy Solstice]

No trauma to it . . .? Like it hasn’t been severed . . . ? It almost makes me wonder what else could be done to separate the foot from the leg . . . if they even believe that happened.

[AdamaGeist]

A lack of trauma would indicate that the foot had been removed well after death, as the body did not react negatively to the severing action.

Or it could be JUST a foot floating in the water, spontaneously generated from the waves themselves. Anyone missing a few drops of Saturn's blood?

[Ron Caliburn]

Even on a dead body, a cut is still trauma.

The science types are trying to say that the feet "disarticulated" naturally from decomposing bodies. If that's true, then we still have about a half a dozen dead bodies that nobody knows the name of, where they actually are or how they came to wind up washing ashore where they did.

This latest foot is a bit different than the rest. The others were found in shoes still. The shoe acts as a flotation device, bringing the foot to the surface where it can be pushed ashore. This most recent foot came ashore without that assistance.

Also, the waters are full of life. I am not sure how these feet could remain in as well preserved state as they have been described for as long as we are being advised they have. All sorts of critters should be munching on them.

Too many things don't make sense here, if one buys into the "rational explanation."

Someone knows something and is covering it up.

[Eilonwy Solstice]

Even on a dead body, a cut is still trauma.

The science types are trying to say that the feet "disarticulated" naturally from decomposing bodies. If that's true, then we still have about a half a dozen dead bodies that nobody knows the name of, where they actually are or how they came to wind up washing ashore where they did.

This latest foot is a bit different than the rest. The others were found in shoes still. The shoe acts as a flotation device, bringing the foot to the surface where it can be pushed ashore. This most recent foot came ashore without that assistance.

Also, the waters are full of life. I am not sure how these feet could remain in as well preserved state as they have been described for as long as we are being advised they have. All sorts of critters should be munching on them.

Too many things don't make sense here, if one buys into the "rational explanation."

Someone knows something and is covering it up.

There are probably far more undiscovered body parts, unfortunately. Perhaps it’s been “floating” all this time, untouched, because the animals can sense something on it that ordinary humans couldn’t?

[Ron Caliburn]

Would have to be something pretty intense to keep some passing shark from swallowing it whole.

[Eilonwy Solstice]

Not necessarily, Ron. It’s possible the foot might not have even begun—or ended—in “shark-infested” waters, couldn’t it?

[Ron Caliburn]

More found in WA.

TACOMA, Wash. - Authorities are seeking more information about a small human foot that washed ashore in Washington state.

Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum (FULL-jum) 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.

In late August, a right foot believed to be that of a woman or child washed up on a beach in Whidbey Island, about 70 miles north of Tacoma.

Fulghum says police don't yet know if the cases are linked, or if they have any connection to cases in British Columbia, where seven feet have washed ashore in the past four years.

[Ron Caliburn]

Another one, but this time it's in a lake.

The BC Coroners Service is investigating a foot encased in a hiking boot that washed up on the shore of Sasamat Lake in Port Moody, B.C.

Officials said that on Friday a youth attending a camp at the Sasamat Outdoor Centre spotted the boot, which was floating in a few metres of water off the northwest shore.

When the boot washed up Saturday morning and a sock and bones were found inside, authorities were called in. An autopsy held Monday confirmed the remains are human.

The coroners service said the autopsy did not show any tool marks or impressions on the bones to indicate the foot had been mechanically separated from the body.

The hiking boot is a black Cougar-brand men's size 12 with a blue interior felt lining. The metal eyelets are significantly rusted, which suggests that it could have been in the water for some time.

Although it is the ninth foot to wash up in southwestern B.C. in the past four years, the coroners service said there are "some significant differences between this and the other eight cases."

For one, this is the first foot to be found in fresh water, not saltwater. It it also the first to be found in a hiking boot rather than a running shoe.