Canada's Feet Mystery Grows

Another Human Foot Washes Ashore; Second This Week, 6th In Last Year

(AP)  Another human foot was discovered Wednesday on a British Colombia shoreline, the second one this week and the sixth within a year in a bizarre mystery that has confounded police.

Like most of the others, it was a right foot encased in a running shoe, said police Sgt. Mike Tresoor. He said a citizen spotted it on a beach and no other remains were found.

The feet all were recovered within a few miles of each other along island shorelines in the Strait of Georgia, which lies to the south and west of the provincial capital of Vancouver.

Authorities say they haven't reached any conclusions about the origin of the feet but are working to determine if there are any links to any other partial remains recovered in the province.

RCMP spokeswoman Const. Annie Linteau says it could be remains of a missing fishermen, perhaps a body from a plane crash. She would not speculate on the possibility of foul play.

"In the first four cases, we did not find any evidence the feet were severed," she said. "It's too early to say if this foot was severed."

The fifth case is in the hands of the Delta Police Department and not under RCMP jurisdiction.

"It's very unusual," she said. "Too my knowledge, we have not encountered anything like this."

Tresoor said major crime investigators from the Campbell River detachment, along with staff from the coroner's office, went to the scene to investigate.

"The object will ultimately be examined by a forensic pathologist in attempts to determine the source of the foot and if it is related to other feet recently found," Tresoor said in a statement.

Terry Smith, the chief coroner of British Columbia, said this week that DNA profiles from the first three feet have not helped to determine identities because they have not matched any existing samples.

Smith and others have suggested that the feet didn't sink but floated to shore because they were encased in buoyant running shoes.

Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an oceanographer based in Seattle, said when a human body is submerged in the ocean, the main parts like arms, legs, hands, feet and the head are usually what come off the body.

He said his theory is that the feet came along as a result of an accident that might have happened up along the Fraser River, that washed down and spread out along the Straight of Georgia.

[tootall10142]

I think the authorities will put thier best foot forward to create a stride in invstiating thismystery however dont rule out that the evidence is not related to a republican assasination and the republican couldnt walk off the water to safety

[erasmus81]

You stay safe up there girl! This board would be dull without folks like you! Posted by dragonwagon5 at 01:52 PM : Jun 19, 2008

Thank you dragonwagon5!

[xxunknown]

Has anyone seen my right foot?

[erasmus81]

"He said his theory is that the feet came along as a result of an accident that might have happened up along the Fraser River, that washed down and spread out along the Straight of Georgia."

If there was such an accident, you would think we would have heard about it. Too many feet to be considered a coincidence, I think.

I am glad I don''t wear runners.

[Gary Kempf]

"In the first four cases, we did not find any evidence the feet were severed," she said. "It''s too early to say if this foot was severed."

Duh, RCMP spokeswoman Const. Annie Linteau, Do Canadians come with quick disconnects at the feet?

[smurfcrusher]

"He said his theory is that the feet came along as a result of an accident that might have happened up along the Fraser River, that washed down and spread out along the Straight of Georgia. "

Sounds like a load of bull to me. From the sneaker models they can determine how old the remains are. Have there been lots of so-called accidents on that river involving half-dozen plus victims who were never recovered? I don''t think so. Did they do comparative DNA analysis on relatives of the few (if any) such recent events on the river? I don''t think so.

I hope they don''t treat the evidence with the same dishonesty as they do their press releases...

[kennedy7955]

Nike stock is up!

[tootall10142]

Im sure the authorities will put thier best foot forward in this investigation,and take the appropiate steps to insure the stride of the case is not impeded upon by other appendinges of any other agency looking to to put a print on the case.

[rushlimpdrug]

You can have my sneaker
"but don''t step on
my blue suede shoes."

[kennedy7955]

Maybe they needsto put a foot up someone''s *** to get this solved.

[extremophil]

If the Delta Police Department is going to solve this case they had better hop to it....(snicker)

[rushlimpdrug]

"The fifth case is in the hands of the Delta Police Department and not under RCMP jurisdiction."

Do they mean the fifth foot is in their hands?

With so many feet this investigation can go
on for years.

This can only mean that it will cost
an arm and a leg
to solve this mystery.

[lamotte4]

Should have put his/her foot in mouth.

[anewbur6]

"which lies to the south and west of the provincial capital of Vancouver". The capital is Victoria... great fact checking

[xraytwonine]

well, its always in sneakers right? may be it''s a serial killer after runners whatnot

[rational_1]

Nothing says serial killer like finding the same body part over and over. Why no hands, legs, skulls, or any other parts?

[G H M]

I am frighten to go to Canada!! This is terrible!!