# What's the deal with severed human feet in Canada? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 19, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-severed-human-feet-in-canada/453461 "2008-06-19T12:19:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-severed-human-feet-in-canada/453461/1 "2008-06-19T12:19:04Z")
This week two human feet have been found on beaches in Canada. The feet appear to have been severed, and are often still in a shoe. Various speculation about the cause - anyone got any more dope on this? Seems kinda bizarre - some gang thing, or a plane crash etc? > **[BBC NEWS | Americas | Canada coroner condemns foot hoax](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7462953.stm)** > > A sixth "foot" washed ashore in western Canada since 2007 is not human, officials say, describing it as a hoax. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-severed-human-feet-in-canada/453461/2 "2008-06-19T12:32:12Z")
> **[Canada May Be Metric, But We've Got Five Spare Feet... Call CSI!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472123)** > > Apparently, for what reason nobody has yet figured out, severed human feet are washing up on Westham Island in British Columbia: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/17/canada.feet/index.html I think the authorities need to really step up their... > **[Beatin' feet for Canada: Strange doings on Vancouver Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472327)** > > If you haven’t heard about the mysterious feet washing ashore on Vancouver Island, you can read all about it here. In a nutshell, six feet in sneakers have washed ashore on VI in the last year, 5 right feet and one left. It’s a bizarre case,... ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-severed-human-feet-in-canada/453461/3 "2008-06-19T12:45:31Z")
Ta. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-severed-human-feet-in-canada/453461/4 "2008-06-19T13:05:47Z")
[QUOTE=Wallenstein] The feet appear to have been severed, and are often still in a shoe. [/QUOTE] According to the most recent one I read, they _don’t_ appear to have been severed. I mean, obviously, they’re not still attached, like they should be, but I think the authorities are all saying there’s no evidence they’ve been _cut_ or _forcibly torn_ from their owners - but (presumably) have become detached through decomposition and other natural processes. So maybe it’s just that the detached foot, in a shoe, is the most likely part of a body to float to shore intact. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-severed-human-feet-in-canada/453461/5 "2008-06-19T13:30:29Z")
Closed at the OP’s request. **Gfactor** General Questions Moderator