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| Sixth foot washes up on Canadian beach |
| 2008-06-19 |
| In the latest episode of a bizarre and deepening mystery, another human foot has washed up on the shores of British Columbia - the second this week, and the sixth in less than a year. The latest, believed to be a man's right foot, was discovered at the hide-tide line on a sandbank off Vancouver Island yesterday morning by a beachcomber. It was still inside a black size 10 Adidas trainer. Sandra Malone, manager of a nearby caravan park, told local TV news: "You could see the foot was actually inside the running shoe, it was a black running shoe. You could see the two bones were sticking out above the ankle part, probably three to four inches. It was clean right across... it doesn't look like it was broken." All six of the feet have been found since August 2007 in the Strait of Georgia, or in the nearby mouth of the Fraser River. All have been right feet except the fifth, which was discovered on Monday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have said there is no evidence the feet were severed by force, and there has been speculation that they may have detached from the bodies of accident victims after long immersion in the waters of the Fraser. Forensic scientists have now completed DNA profiles of the first three feet, but the chief coroner of British Columbia, Terry Smith, said on Tuesday that investigators have not yet been able to match them with any missing persons. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #14 CNN website has a headline saying #6 is a fake "Fake Foot Flummoxes Flatfeet" |
| Posted by: Goober Elmeasing7542 2008-06-19 18:20 |
| #13 I think I've found the culprits. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-06-19 16:15 |
| #12 This should be filed under 'signs and portents.' It means that the sea is going to rise 6 feet. Pray they don't find any others... |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2008-06-19 12:59 |
| #11 Maybe some mad scientist is cloning people one foot at a time. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-06-19 11:56 |
| #10 I knew something was afoot on those beaches. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-19 11:24 |
| #9 Couldn't the feet have spontaneously detached and accidentally falled into the river (possibly carried by ants?), all this while the owners weren't even aware of what went on? This happens, you know. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-06-19 10:03 |
| #8 I say, Holmes, what is the significance of a black size 10 Adidas trainer? And who is this Fraser fellow? |
| Posted by: Caesar Ebbaviger1593 2008-06-19 09:54 |
| #7 The Fraser river, your holiday destination.. |
| Posted by: Threash Grundy7597 2008-06-19 09:42 |
| #6 (Family Feud) "Profile says!.." (ding) "Psychotic tap dance instructor" "X" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-06-19 09:14 |
| #5 the left foot was a "red herring" so the Clever Canuck Coppers wouldn't think it was a serial killer. Six right feet = Serial Killer. Five right feet + one left = Nothing to see here, go about your business |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-19 09:07 |
| #4 Inspired by Hollyweird? The people who sell guilt with their anti-war propaganda won't for a minute pause and think 'what have I done'. Remember the mantra - One set of rules for thee and a separate set of rules for me. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-06-19 08:49 |
| #3 Vancouver, the serial murder capital of the world. |
| Posted by: Phil_B 2008-06-19 06:55 |
| #2 What type of serial killer leaves 5 right feet alone with only one left foot? |
| Posted by: RD 2008-06-19 04:32 |
| #1 That's mine. I need a new lawnmower. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-06-19 02:32 |