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Albert Ostman: Abducted by a Sasquatch
Albert Ostman (1893-1975) was a Canadian prospector who stated he was abducted by a Bigfoot while in the woods in Toba Inlet, BC in 1924.
In the summer of 1924 Ostman set out in the area of Toba Inlet, BC to do some camping and hunting. A local Native guide had warned him that another prospector had gone looking for gold and went missing. He said that he was ‘killed by a Sasquatch’. Ostman had never heard of a Sasquatch before and didn’t care much about it. When he asked his guide what kind of an animal he called a Sasquatch, the Native man said: ‘They have hair all over their bodies, but they are not animals. They are people. (…)’
He arrived at the inlet with the Indigenous guide, who was to return to meet Ostman at this spot in three weeks. Ostman went out alone the next day, and after several days of camping and prospecting in the woods, he began noticing things misplaced and his backpack emptied in his camp. He had left his back pack hanging on a tree, and was found emptied but put back on the tree where it was. Several food items were missing. He went looking for tracks and climbed up on a ridge but did not see anything. The following night he decided to sleep fully dressed, and kept his rifle and shoes with him in his sleeping bag.
He was awakened in the middle of the night by something picking him up. He felt that whoever or whatever picked him up was walking. He was carried off while inside his sleeping bag with barely enough air to breathe, and was transported by the individual over a period of three hours. He was dropped on a ridge by a cave, and found himself surrounded by a family of Sasquatch. They were chattering, and it was still dark when he rolled out of his sleeping bag. There was the male, a female and two youngsters, a boy and a girl. Ostman was held captive by the family of Sasquatches for 6 days.
He reported that the Sasquatches were not aggressive; they fed him grasses and they were curious about him, especially the young male. The female washed and staked leaves. Ostman gave a description of the creature and stated that they were ape-like in appearance. He attempted to exit the opening of the ridge to leave the area, but the large male blocked his path and said something sounding like ‘Soka! Soka!’. Ostman had supplies with him including coffee, snuff, butter and a couple of cans; he also had his rifle and some ammunition.
He later managed to escape by making the male groggy when he offered him snuff (dipping tobacco). The Sasquatch ate the snuff then drank a cold pot of coffee, ‘grounds and all’ and became very sick. Ostman gathered his rifle and cans in his sleeping bag and ran towards the opening of the wall. He fired his rifle over the female’s head to scare her off, and he ran down the mountain.
‘The following day I went down from this camp on Salmon Arm Branch of Sechelt Inlet. From there I got the Union Boat back to Vancouver.’ It took Ostman years to gather the courage to make his story public and did so in 1957, when he told his story to The Province. He was later interviewed by John Green and signed an affidavit.
From:
Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us by John Green, Chapter 5
(1978, B.C. Canada: Hancock House)
Eastern Canada Sasquatch Organization
L’histoire d’Albert Ostman : enlevé par un Sasquatch
Albert Ostman (1893-1975) était un prospecteur Canadien qui affirme avoir été enlevé par un Bigfoot lorsqu’il était en forêt à Toba Inlet, en Colombie Britannique en 1924.
Durant l’été de 1924, Ostman est allé dans la région de Toba Inlet, en Colombie Britannique pour camper et chasser. Un guide autochtone de la région l’avait averti qu’un autre prospecteur était aller chercher de l’or dans une des mines et n’était jamais revenu. Le guide affirmait que l’homme était ‘tué par un Sasquatch’. Ostman n’avait jamais entendu parler des Sasquatch, et était plutôt sceptique. Quand il a demandé à son guide quel genre d’animal était un Sasquatch, l’homme autochtone a répondu : ‘Ils ont du poil sur tout leur corps, mais ce ne sont pas des animaux. Ce sont des gens. (…)’
Il est arrivé à l’anse avec le guide autochtone, qui devait revenir le rencontrer au même endroit dans trois semaines. Ostman est parti seul le jour suivant, et après plusieurs jours à camper et chercher des minerais dans les bois, il a commencé à remarquer des choses déplacées et son sac à dos renversé et vidé dans son camp. Il avait laissé son sac à dos accroché sur un arbre, mais l’a retrouvé vidé et remis suspendu sur le même arbre. Plusieurs aliments étaient disparus dans le sac. Il est allé chercher des pistes et est monté sur la crête, mais n’a rien vu. La nuit suivante il a décidé de dormir tout habillé, et a gardé sa carabine et ses bottes avec lui dans son sac de couchage.
Il fut réveillé au milieu de la nuit par quelque chose qui le ramassait. Il a senti que quiconque l’a ramassé, marchait. Il a été transporté pendant qu’il était dans son sac de couchage avec à peine assez d’air pour respirer, et été transporté par l’individu pendant trois heures. Il a été jeté par terre sur une crête près d’une caverne, et il s’est retrouvé entouré d’une famille de Sasquatch. Ils parlaient entre eux, et il faisait encore noir quand il est sorti de son sac de couchage en roulant. Il y avait le male, une femelle et deux juvéniles, un garçon et une fille. Ostman a été garde en captivité pendant six jours.
Il a rapporté que les Sasquatch n’étaient pas agressifs. Ils lui ont donné de l’herbe pour manger et ils étaient curieux à propos de lui, surtout le jeune garçon. La femelle lavait et empilait des feuilles. Ostman a donné une description des créatures et a affirmé qu’ils ressemblaient à des grands singes. Il a tenté de sortir par l’ouverture de la crête et de s’enfuir de cet endroit, mais le male bloquait son chemin et disait quelque chose similaire à ‘Soka! Soka!’ Ostman avait des provisions avec lui dont du café, snuff (tabac), du beurre et quelques cannes; il avait aussi sa carabine et des cartouches.
Il a réussi à s’enfuir après avoir rendu le male malade lorsqu’il lui a offert son snuff (tabac). Le Sasquatch a mangé le snuff et ensuite a bu un pot de café ‘avec les grains et tout’, et est devenu très malade. Ostman a rassemblé sa carabine et ses cannages dans son sac de couchage et a couru vers l’ouverture dans le mur. Il a tiré sa carabine par-dessus la tête de la femelle pour lui faire peur, et a couru vers le bas de la montagne.
‘Le jour suivant je suis descendu de ce camp sur Salmon Arm Branch of Sechelt Inlet. A partir de là, j’ai pris le Union Boat en direction de Vancouver.’ Albert Ostman a pris plusieurs années pour accumuler son courage avant de rendre son histoire publique. Il l’a finalement racontée en 1957, quand il a rapporté son histoire à The Province. Plus tard, il a été interviewé par John Green et a signé un affidavit.
Source:
Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us by John Green, Chapter 5
(1978, B.C. Canada: Hancock House)
Organisation Sasquatch de l’Est du Canada
Albert Ostman en entrevue avec John Green – 1957
Leif Eiriksson in Newfoundland, 999-1000 AD
I have just read The Vinland Sagas to get to the bottom of this assumption that ‘Leif Eiriksson saw a Bigfoot’ when he came to L’Anse Aux Meadows in the year 1000. The Vinland Sagas are composed of two sagas: The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga. In the Sagas, there are multiple trips to the East Coast of Canada made by different members of Eirik the Red’s family. He had four children: Leif, Thorvald, Thorstein and a daughter, Freydis.
The sagas tell the tales of different expeditions to the New World led by Bjarni Herjolfsson, Leif Eiriksson, his brothers Thorvald, Thorstein, Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife Gudrid, and finally Freydis. Leif Eiriksson was the first to actually set foot in this area with his crew, build houses and spend the winter in Vinland in the year 1000. Leif then returned to Greenland the following spring with a shipload of grapes and timber.
An interesting (and remarkable) fact about the Greenlanders coming to Eastern Canada is that they carried livestock on board their ships. Also, during that time, Greenland had just started converting to Christianity.
I have read the Sagas carefully and have not found a single bit of historical evidence pointing toward a ‘Bigfoot sighting’ by anyone in these expeditions. The sagas are actually very clear, well written and concise. By the way, they are the only written accounts of the Norsemen’s travels to the Atlantic Coast of Canada. The sagas were written 300-400 years after these travels took place.
The Norsemen traded peacefully with the Native Americans for fur pelts; however there were numerous fights between the two groups, resulting in deaths in both parties. The term Skraeling (correct spelling) is actually used only two or three times in the sagas. The term means barbarian and does not necessarily refer to a Sasquatch.
The Vikings did not keep any journals of their travels; they carved or engraved runic characters on stone. It is highly unlikely the Vikings would have loaded boulders on their ships to come to Vinland (Eastern Canada). I checked in archaeological websites and other sources for any indication that the Vikings produced paper and ink, or that they ‘wrote in journals’ around the year 1000. They did not.
So, to summarize the historical data I found in The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirick the Red’s Saga:
Leif Eiriksson was born between 970-980 and died 1018-1025.
Leif and his crew (one ship) came to Vinland (L’Anse Aux Meadows) in 999-1000 AD.
The Vikings did not write in any journals in the year 1000; they carved runes on stone or wood.
Skraeling does not mean ‘Sasquatch’.
There is no mention of any Bigfoot or Sasquatch sightings in The Vinland Sagas.
I have seen different Sasquatch websites spreading the notion that ‘Leif Eiriksson saw a Bigfoot when he came to Newfoundland’ and that he even had previous sightings, which would be recorded in some journal (?) – even the year given is inaccurate. I would like to see the historical data supporting this claim as well as the source. I strongly encourage anyone to show me this document or manuscript, otherwise this story is fabricated.
It is still possible that Leif and his men may have spotted an unknown biped in these woods. However there is no definite written record of this; the truth is, we don’t know.
Source: The Vinland Sagas, translated by Keneva Kunz, Penguin Classics, 1997, 2008
Eastern Canada Sasquatch Organization
March 2024
Leif Eiriksson à Newfoundland, 999 -1000 AD
Je viens de terminer de lire les Sagas Vinland afin de corroborer la rumeur que ‘Leif Eiriksson aurait vu un Bigfoot ou Sasquatch’ lorsqu’il est arrivé à L’Anse Aux Meadows en l’an 1000. Les Vinland Sagas sont composés de deux sagas : La Saga des Greenlanders et la Saga d’Eirik le Rouge. Dans les sagas, il y plusieurs voyages vers la côte Est du Canada réalisés par différents membres de la famille d’Eirik le Rouge. Il avait quatre enfants : Leif, Thorvald, Thorstein et une fille, Freydis.
Les sagas racontent les histoires des différentes expéditions vers le Nouveau Monde menés par Bjarni Herjolfsson, Leif Eiriksson, ses frères Thorvald, Thorstein, Thorfinn Karlsefni et sa femme Gudrid, et finalement Freydis. Leif Eiriksson était le premier à mettre le pied à terre dans cette région avec son équipage, construire des maisons et y passer l’hiver à Vinland en l’an 1000. Leif est retourné le printemps suivant au Groenland avec un cargo de raisins et du bois de construction.
Un fait intéressant (et remarquable) à propos des Groenlandais venus à l’Est du Canada est qu’ils ont apporté du bétail à bord de leurs vaisseaux. Aussi, durant cette époque, le Groenland venait de débuter sa conversion au Christianisme.
J’ai lu les sagas attentivement et je n’ai trouvé aucune pièce d’évidence historique pointant vers une observation Bigfoot par aucun des membres de ces expéditions. Les sagas sont écrites de façon claire et concise. De plus, ce sont les seules observations écrites des voyages des peuples Nordiques vers la côte Est du Canada. Les sagas furent écrites 300-400 ans après que ces voyages eurent lieu.
Les hommes Nordiques ont troqué paisiblement avec les peuples autochtones pour des fourrures; mais il y a eu aussi plusieurs confrontations entre les deux groupes, résultant en des morts dans les deux camps. Le terme Skraeling (appellation correcte) n’est employé que deux ou trois fois dans les sagas. Le terme signifie ‘barbare’ et ne s’applique pas nécessairement aux Sasquatch.
Les Vikings ne gardaient pas de journaux écrits de leurs voyages; ils gravaient des caractères runiques sur de la pierre. Il est très peu probable que les Vikings auraient embarqué des roches à bord de leurs vaisseaux pour venir à Vinland (Est du Canada). J’ai vérifié dans des sites archéologiques et autres sources pour trouver des indices que les Vikings produisant du papier et de l’encre, ou qu’il ‘écrivaient dans des journaux’. Ceci n’était pas le cas.
Alors pour résumer ce que j’ai trouvé dans les Saga des Groenlandais et la Saga d’Eirik le Rouge :
Leif Eiriksson est né entre 970-980 et est décédé 1018-1025.
Leif et son équipage (un vaisseau) est arrivé à Vinland (L’Anse Aux Meadows) en 999-1000 AD.
Les Vikings n’écrivaient pas de journaux de leurs voyages en l’an 1000; ils gravaient des runes sur de la pierre ou du bois.
Skraeling ne signifie pas ‘Sasquatch’.
Il n’y a aucune mention d’observations type Bigfoot ou Sasquatch dans les Vinland Sagas.
J’ai vu différents sites Sasquatch qui répandent la rumeur que ‘Leif Eirkssson a vu un Bigfoot’ lorsqu’il est arrivé Terre-Neuve et qu’il aurait eu plusieurs observations auparavant, qui serait écrits dans un journal (?) – même l’année indiquée est inexacte. Je voudrais voir les données historiques supportant cette conclusion, ainsi que la source. J’encourage fortement n’importe qui de me montrer ce document ou manuscrit, si non cette histoire est fabriquée.
Il est toujours possible que Leif et ses hommes aient aperçu un bipède inconnu dans ces forêts. Mais il n’y pas de données spécifiques à ce sujet; la vérité, est que nous ne savons pas.
Source: The Vinland Sagas, translated by Keneva Kunz, Penguin Classics, 1997, 2008
Organisation Sasquatch de l’Est du Canada
Mars 2024
Organisation Sasquatch Québec (OSQ)
L’Organisation Sasquatch Québec est une organisation Bigfoot fondée le 20 février 2024 et dessert toute la province de Québec et le territoire de Nunavik. C’est une organisation francophone située dans la région de l’Outaouais.
L’Organisation Sasquatch Québec (OSQ) est affiliée à l’Organisation Sasquatch de l’Est du Canada (OSEC). L’OSQ a pour mission d’effectuer la recherche et l’étude des Hominidés au Québec et à Nunavik.
L’OSQ se consacre aussi à documenter les témoignages et observations reçus par le public à propos d’activité Sasquatch dans toute la province du Québec, en Français. Les rapports basés sur les témoignages du public seront publiés dans le site de l’OSEC avec un numéro et une catégorie.
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Battle Mountain, Nevada
Injured Sasquatch with severe burns
The Battle Mountain Complex Fire started on August 6, 1999 –
Range fires started by lighting strikes in Nevada during dry weather. The area was a mining district and had a lot of mining tunnels and shafts. Dry conditions and a large number of junipers and other shrubs in the mountain caused the fire to quickly explode into a group of brush fires that would be called the Battle Mountain Complex Fire.
The BFRO received a report even before the fires got bigger on August 7, 1999:
Battle Mountain, Nevada
The anonymous witness reports seeing a large animal walking on all fours that did not move like a bear, but rather like an ape. The fire fighters captured the animal injured by fire and called a veterinarian and a physician. Various US Departments were on scene including Fish and Wildlife, Interior and Land Management and do not talk about what they saw.
The creature measured about 7.5 feet tall, had long arms with human-like hands and feet; his face was a cross between human and ape. The creature was male, and had hair covering his entire body except the chest area, where the chest and hands had a sparse amount of hair.
The being attempted to communicate with rescuers once he realized that they were trying to care for him. The patient had 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 45 percent of his body. Doctors and vets were on scene to give care. The patient was taken to an undisclosed location, locally.
There were 20-25 witnesses around the scene. This report was given by an anonymous government worker, who believes a ‘cover up’ was in the making.
By Monday August 9, the Battle Mountain Complex Fire covered 180,000 acres and consisted of 13 different fires.
Ten days later the witness called the BFRO investigator on August 19, 1999, and spoke to Doug.
The
witness went by the pseudonym ‘Marty’ and is a full-time worker for a US
federal agency who was present at the scene. He is a trained EMT and was helping with the
fire fighting efforts. The phone conversation
lasted for about 70 minutes.
Marty states that the patient was seen walking on the vicinity of 20 firefighters and when he became surrounded, ‘he just gave up’, knowing he was captured. The patient sat down on his buttocks. The firefighters upon examining him saw severe burns on his hands, feet, legs and trunk. Medical emergency services arrived soon after on scene, there were a MD, a vet and paramedics.
Due to the human appearance of the patient, the vet allowed the physician to do most of the work. The patient was administered morphine and Demerol. The patient was placed on a spine board which was too small, then on a regular ambulance stretcher. The sides of the stretcher were left down and the feet were hanging off the end.
The patient was calm and an IV was started to administer fluids (Ringer’s lactate or DW5). The patient communicated with moans, groans and responded to touch: pats or strokes seemed to calm him. There were no firearms, and the patient did not need any restraints. The patient was particularly responsive to a female Native American person on scene who was ministering him.
The patient was loaded on board a utility truck, not an ambulance, and was transported off to an undisclosed location. The utility truck was used to hide the Sasquatch from public view and news reporters. The total time between initial contact with the patient and transportation was about three hours.
Other details about the encounter: no urination, vomit or defecation were noted at the scene. The patient did not eat anything during that time. Blood and serum dripped from the patient’s sores, as well as when the cut down was performed to insert the IV line. Some hairs were shaved to insert the needle.
The patient emanated a strong natural odour, similar to an equine odor. The patient was strong jawed with a heavy boned forehead. His head was about twice the size of a human head, the hand had five digits with a movable thumb. Marty insisted that his identity is not to be revealed.
The BFRO investigator asked the witness if someone could return to the site later on, to search for any blood and hair samples. Marty stated that the entire site was bulldozed and there was nothing left of the scene.
Source: The Locals, Thom Powell, pp.219-225
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