Something odd is afoot. There have now been 15 disembodied feet inside shoes that have washed ashore in southwest British Columbia over the last 12 years. (Previously.) From CBC:
Since 2007, 10 of the 15 missing feet cases have been solved — all tied to missing person investigations, but this case, and four others, remain a mystery.
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Something strange is afoot off the coast of New Zealand. A beachgoer found a shoe with a disembodied foot inside at Petone Beach in Wellington, New Zealand. Of course, this reminds one of the mystery feet, almost two dozen so far, that have washed ashore in southwest British Columbia over the 15 years. — Read the rest
Yet another severed foot in a shoe has been found in British Columbia. For BB readers who may have lost count, this is the sixth foot that has turned up in the region in 14 months. As my brother Mark says, it may be evidence of "the ultimate foot fetish." — Read the rest
dolface says:
The Globe and Mail is reporting that a 5th foot has been found washed up on the shores of B.C.
They have confirmed that it's in a shoe, but haven't released any details about the kind of shoe or whether it's a left or right foot.
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Vintage plastic foot charms, via The Girl Can't Help It
As regular BB readers know, Mark and I have been fascinated by the dozen or so mystery feet that have washed up on the shores of Canada's Pacific coast over the last few years. — Read the rest
News in the case of the dismembered feet found washed up in British Columbia: A coroner has matched a foot found in May with one discovered just last month. No word yet on who that particular pair of feet, clad in New Balance running shoes, once belonged to. — Read the rest
Here at BB, we've been carefully monitoring the story of the unattached feet that keep turning up on British Columbia shores. Five have washed ashore so far since last August. Last night, police reported on DNA tests revealing that two of the feet once belonged to the same male and one of the feet was from a female. — Read the rest