Another Severed Foot Washes Ashore in BC

By: Lawrence Gridin · June 17, 2008 · Filed Under Criminal Law · 7 Comments 

The Severed Foot Mystery continues to deepen as a fifth partially-submerged foot was discovered yesterday on a British Columbia shoreline.

AP reports that the left foot was discovered by a couple of passersby on Westham Island. The island is located in the mouth of the Fraser River, roughly 10km south of Vancouver International Airport.

Severed foot found on Westham Island, BC. (photo credit: Vancouver Sun)As with the previous discovery, the foot was still wearing the shoe. No word yet on the brand. [Update: it's an Adidas, size 10!]

In spite of the similarities, police say it is too early to draw conclusions that link this foot to the other four that have washed ashore in previous months. While they are treating this as a criminal investigation, there is as yet no evidence that foul play is involved. The RCMP indicated that:

“there’s no evidence the feet were severed or removed from the victims’ legs by force.”

This could be just, you know, your random, run-of-the-mill floating foot. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an oceanographer, explained that:

“the feet could have drifted from as far as 1,000 miles away. Ebbesmeyer said the feet could have been severed or detached from their bodies on their own.”

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