Child-size shoes with flesh, bones found on B.C. beach
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VICTORIA, British Columbia - Three children's-size shoes with possible human remains inside are being examined by police after they washed up on a beach on Vancouver Island, according to Canadian media reports.
The three shoes contain bones and “meat-like material,” according to a report in the Vancouver Sun and on CTV News.
Victoria Police Constable Mike Russell said the shoes all appear to be the size of children's shoes, but officials won't be able to confirm whether they contain human remains until more testing is done.
CTV News reports that two of the shoes were determined to be a matching pair.
A passer-by spotted one of the shoes Thursday while walking on the beach at Clover Point in Victoria, B.C. The other two were found subsequently during a police search.
The beach was closed to the public after the grisly discovery, as police continue searching for more evidence. The coroner and a police dog also responded to the scene.
The shoes were sealed and sent to a pathologist who will test them to see whether they contain human remains.
Russell said he didn't know if the shoes could be related to last year's deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Twelve other shoes with human remains inside have washed up on beaches in British Columbia and Washington state over the past few years. Only two remain unidentified.
Russell said it's not known yet whether the child-size shoes have any connection with those cases.
"It's way too early to tell if these are connected, if they're not connected, if this is a hoax, or if this is the real thing," he said. "We honestly don't know right now. We're going to have to wait until these pathology reports do come back."
Officials say the Clover Point beach will remain closed until their investigation is complete.
The three shoes contain bones and “meat-like material,” according to a report in the Vancouver Sun and on CTV News.
Victoria Police Constable Mike Russell said the shoes all appear to be the size of children's shoes, but officials won't be able to confirm whether they contain human remains until more testing is done.
CTV News reports that two of the shoes were determined to be a matching pair.
A passer-by spotted one of the shoes Thursday while walking on the beach at Clover Point in Victoria, B.C. The other two were found subsequently during a police search.
The beach was closed to the public after the grisly discovery, as police continue searching for more evidence. The coroner and a police dog also responded to the scene.
The shoes were sealed and sent to a pathologist who will test them to see whether they contain human remains.
Russell said he didn't know if the shoes could be related to last year's deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Twelve other shoes with human remains inside have washed up on beaches in British Columbia and Washington state over the past few years. Only two remain unidentified.
Russell said it's not known yet whether the child-size shoes have any connection with those cases.
"It's way too early to tell if these are connected, if they're not connected, if this is a hoax, or if this is the real thing," he said. "We honestly don't know right now. We're going to have to wait until these pathology reports do come back."
Officials say the Clover Point beach will remain closed until their investigation is complete.
There have been quite a number of shoes found in that area with the feet still in them over the past few years. One of the theories is that somewhere up stream, an underground spring is clearing out a cemetary beneath the surface. Don't know if I buy it, but who knows.
I wonder if anybody in law enforcement has considered if any of the shoes could possible belong to Kyron Horman :(
 @XoztedMama Oh i sure hope not. That makes my heart sink just thinking about it. :(
It looks like the top of the shoe and above have been intentionally blurred in photo #1 of the photo series.