Canadians...Still Have Both Feet?

[3113]

Okay. WTF? Everyone in Canada...um, WTF?

Another human foot encased in a running shoe has been found on the shores of British Columbia in Canada, the second this week and the sixth within a year. Like four of the others it was a right foot, a police official said. The foot was found near Campbell River on Vancouver Island and appeared to have been severed, a witness said.

Police, who are not speculating on this, are trying to determine the origins of the feet and whether they are any links between the discoveries. The latest find was on Wednesday when a woman collecting rocks spotted a shoe-clad foot on a beach. Another woman who manages a tourist campground at Campbell River, a fishing town on Vancouver Island, accompanied her to the spot. "I could see two white bones sticking out of a black sneaker," Sandra Malone told the National Post newspaper. "It was definitely severed, like it had been sawn off."

However, police are refusing to speculate on any possibility of foul play. "In the first four cases, police have no evidence that the feet were severed. It is too early to say if this foot was severed," police spokeswoman Annie Linteau said. On Monday, a left foot was found on another island off Vancouver. Like the previous four, it is believed to have become detached at the ankle, in a process called disarticulation. Forensic experts say it is not unusual for body parts to become separated after they have been in the water for a long time. Running shoes help to preserve the remains and because the soles are buoyant, the feet are brought to the surface.

Rest of story here.

 

[Guest]

I can't walk on the beaches anymore because of all the damn feet. It's like a zombie shoe convention out here.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

It sounds like a serial killer that started off low-tech and then got better tools for the last one. Scary...

 

[rgraham666]

Forensic experts say it is not unusual for body parts to become separated after they have been in the water for a long time.

Oops. I guess those three serial rapists Diane sank will be 'disarticulating' shortly.

The latest one was a prank. Someone stuck a skeletal animal paw into a sock and sneaker. That's why it looked cut off. It was.

What ever is causing this I'm safe. I live on the opposite side of the country.

 

[jomar]

Not great for the tourist industry.

 

[Guest]

I can't walk on the beaches anymore because of all the damn feet. It's like a zombie shoe convention out here.

Just spit out my tea.

 

[keeblercrumb]

Rocket? No... just glad to see ya!

Okay. WTF? Everyone in Canada...um, WTF?


Rest of story here.

Well, I guess that explains where all those people with two left feet are coming from.....

-KC

 

[PrincessErin]

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[shereads]

Even worse than being the victim of a violent trauma would be being the victim of a violent trauma that lends itself to sly jokes on late-night TV.

 

[shereads]

Didn't read the articles you linked but I do remember hearing that the last foot found wasn't human and that the police are searching for someone who is causing public mischief.

Erin

Mischief?



Edited to add: If everyone used the metric system, these things wouldn't happen.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Why does everyone miss the obvious question - What kind of running shoe was it? Nike? Adidas? New Balance? What?

Enquiring minds need to know this shit.

 

[3113]

Why does everyone miss the obvious question - What kind of running shoe was it? Nike? Adidas? New Balance? What?

Enquiring minds need to know this shit.

Ohmygosh, Jenny, you're right! If all the feet are wearing the same running type of running shoe...this could save lives...or feet! We just have to stop wearing that brand.