Episode 288: The Salish Sea Feet Mystery Revisited
There's nothing like a long walk on the beach but over the past decade, a few beachgoers in the Pacific Northwest were met with a grisly surprise. Detached human feet. Dozens of them. And no bodies along with them. Scientists think there is an answer. Is there a simple scientific explanation or is something more sinister to blame? This week's episode is The Salish Sea Feet Mystery Revisited.
SOURCES
Unidentified Human Remains (UHR) Interactive Viewer - British Columbia:
National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: http://www.canadasmissing.ca/index-eng.htm
The human feet that routinely wash ashore in the Pacific Northwest, explained, Vox: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/12/18/16777724/human-feet-beach-pacific-northwest-seattle-vancouver
Unidentified Male in Bellingham, Washington, NamUS: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/86749/details?nav
Remains that washed ashore in Port Angeles in 2021 identified as missing Sequim woman, King 5 News: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/remains-washed-ashore-port-angeles-identified-missing-sequim-woman/281-7be56008-9dac-4acb-a6ce-82009fcef350
Another human foot found in shoe on B.C. beach, Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/9915146/human-foot-found-victoria-gonzales-beach/
Why are human feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest? The answer isn’t as scary as you might think, Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2023/8/24/23844579/human-feet-shoes-washing-ashore-pacific-northwest-salish-sea/
How science solved the mystery of feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest, National Geographic (2021): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/how-science-solved-the-mystery-of-feet-washing-ashore-in-the-pacific-northwest-salish-sea
Why are these killer whales increasingly showing up in the Salish Sea?, KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/stories/why-are-these-killer-whales-increasingly-showing-up-in-the-salish-sea
The real thing? The Naden Harbour carcass, Cadborosaurus: https://cadborosaurus.ca/Naden_Harbour_Carcass.html
Mossback's Northwest: Before the Kraken, what lurked in the Salish Sea?, Cascade PBS: https://crosscut.com/mossback/2021/12/mossbacks-northwest-kraken-what-lurked-salish-sea
Human Foot Found on Shore of Wash. Island Belonged to 'Happy' Young Man Missing Since 2016, People: https://people.com/crime/human-foot-washes-ashore-identified-washington-man-missing-since-2016/
Sequim body is identified from foot, Peninsula Daily News: https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/sequim-body-is-identified-from-foot/
