Another Severed Foot Washes Ashore in B.C.

Another severed human foot has washed ashore on an island in British Columbia. Surprisingly, "severed human foot" isn't the most important part of that first sentence..."another" is. Another, as in this is not the first severed human foot to wash ashore in B.C. In fact, it is the fourth severed foot that has been found since September. Just as the three feet found before it, this one still had a tennis shoe on when it was found. No word yet if it was a right foot like all the others.

Perhaps most shocking of all, to Seattlest, is that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigating the latest severed foot aren't convinced it has anything to do with the other three. About the possible connections, Cpl. Nycki Basra, a spokesperson for the Mounties, says, "Right now, it's much too early to speculate." Which makes us wonder if severed feet wash up on Canadian beaches all the time.

Furthermore, if the feet are not related, it means there are multiple people severing feet and setting them afloat...so we're hoping there is a connection. Otherwise, next time we're in Canada, we're keeping a close eye on our feet. We're kind of attached to them.

Feet on a beach--firmly attached to their owners, thankfully. Photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor Kristopher!