Possible stalking and rock throwing in the Fraser Valley witnessed in British Columbia, Canada

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I am a 41 year old high school teacher, but I have had a passing interest in cryptozoology with a particular emphasis on Sasquatch and all his/her relatives. One story I can personally relate was an encounter I believe I had with "something" when I was 14 or 15. During the summer of 1981, I visited with family friends of ours who lived close to Miracle Valley at the end of Stave Lake / McConnell Creek area (a detox centre and retreat run by the Salvation Army). A small group of ours (myself, my brother, our friend "C" and his father and their Lab dog) set out to take the edge off the summer mid-morning & afternoon heat with a swim in the river down a gravel forestry access road. The road was about 6 km from the river and we alternated between getting a ride on our friend's dad's motorcycle and walking. "B" (my friend's dad) would ferry the 3 of us to the river. After an hour or two of swimming, we started the walk back. During this time, I started to get a funny feeling we ...