Bigfoot Encounter: Prospector's Chilling Night with a Sasquatch Family in Toba Inlet

If you're a Bigfoot enthusiast, you've probably heard countless anecdotes and tales that recount encounters with these elusive creatures. But among the many stories out there, some stand out as being particularly credible. One such story is that of Albert Ostman, a Canadian prospector who claimed to have been abducted by a family of Bigfoot back in 1924. Ostman was a Swedish immigrant who moved to British Columbia in the early 1900s in search of gold and adventure. In 1924, he embarked on a solo prospecting trip to Toba Inlet, a remote area of the British Columbia wilderness. One night while camping near the inlet, Ostman woke up to the feeling of being lifted from his sleeping bag and carried away. He soon found himself in the clutches of a group of upright walking ape-like creatures whom he later described as being half man and half ape. What follows is an accounting of Ostman's experience in his own words. He had always followed logging and construction work and decided to take a vacation in British Columbia, an area famous for lost gold mines. Ostman hired an old Indian to take him to the head of Toba Inlet, where he planned to look for the lost gold mine and have a vacation at the same time. The old Indian told Ostman stories about a white man who had brought gold out from the lost mine, spending his money freely in saloons. But one time, the white man went to the mine and never came back. Some people said a Sasquatch had killed him. Ostman had never heard of Sasquatch before, so he asked the Indian what kind of animal he called a Sasquatch. The Indian said they have hair all over their bodies but they're not animals, they're people, big people living in the mountains. Ostman didn't believe in the old fables about Mountain Giants, but the Indian told him they still exist. They arrived at the head of the inlet, and Ostman made camp at the mouth of a creek. The next morning, he took his rifle with him but left his equipment at the camp. He decided to look around for some deer trail to lead him up into the mountains. After a long day of hiking, Ostman made camp for the night and made up his pack to be ready in the morning. His equipment consisted of a 30-30 Winchester rifle, a special homemade prospecting pick, a leather case for the pick, his sheets knife, a store-keeper's biscuit tin, and his grub. The following morning, Ostman had an early breakfast, made up his pack, and started up the hogback. After a long day of climbing, he came to a flat place below a rock bluff and decided to camp there for the night. He spent the following day prospecting around but found no sign of minerals. On the third night, Ostman heard something picking him up. He was half asleep and at first didn't remember where he was. As he began to get his wits together, he remembered he was on this prospecting trip and in his sleeping bag. His first thought was it must be a snow slide, but there was no snow around his camp. Then it felt like he was tossed on horseback, but he could feel whoever it was was walking. Ostman tried to reason out what kind of animal this could be, but he couldn't get a hold of his sheath knife to cut his way out. He had a good hold of his rifle and had no intention to let go of it. After what seemed like an hour, he could feel they were going up a steep hill. He could feel himself rise for every step. What was carrying him was breathing hard and sometimes gave a slight cough. Now he knew this must be one of those Mountain Sasquatch Giants the Indian told him about. Ostman was in a very uncomfortable position, unable to move. He was sitting on his feet, and one of the boots in the bottom of the bag was crossways but the hobnail sole up across his foot. It hurt him terribly, but he couldn't move. It was very hot inside, and it was lucky for him this fellow's hand wasn't big enough to close up the whole bag when he picked him up; otherwise, he'd have choked to death. Now he was going downhill, and he could feel himself touching the ground at times. At one time, he could feel he was below him. Then he seemed to get on level ground and was going at a trot for a long time. By this time, he had cramps in his