at the corner of the US Canadian border
can be found a mysterious body of water
known as the Salish Sea
you might think it sounds like a make believe fictional place
especially after hearing of it's foot fetish
since 2007 severed human feet have regularly been
washing up on the beaches surrounding it
so far more than 20 have been found
which may not sound like a lot
but I think when it comes to severed feet any amount is a lot
no one knows for certain why so many feet keep appearing
in this specific area
but many locals have put forward strange or sinister explanations
it was a 12 year old girl who discovered the first foot
visiting the Canadian side of the sea in 2007
on approaching it she thought it was just a shoe
but being a curious child she took a closer look
inside she found a partially decayed human foot
in Canada it's probably good luck to find a bloody human appendage
so I assume she wasn't too traumatized by it
the story made the local news and peaked some interest
but it was assumed to be an isolated incident
but then just 6 days later another foot was found on a nearby shoreline
like the first it was in a size 12 shoe
yet as it was also a right foot
it could not have been of the same person
they could not have known at the time it was the beginning of a long string of incidents
one still ongoing today
as the years rolled by and the number of feet discovered rose
rumor spread that a serial killer was active in the area
with the Salish Sea crossing into both countries
the killer could be either Canadian or American
and with only feet being found
there was little evidence to indicate anything much
another rumor blames aliens
according to it UFOs watch beaches in the region
waiting for somebody to be seen walking alone at night
then they would use their green man alien abduction technology
leaving just a single foot behind
apparently even aliens make some mistakes
to be fair this theory is one of the less believed in
a more logical explanation is that the Salish Sea
acts as a kind of magnet for floating objects
it's massive shoreline and complex system of waterways
seeing all kinds of things wash up
the feet could of floated over great distances
ending up here by pure chance of geography
more often than not they are found in a shoe
which would help with buoyancy
but why is it always feet
well the tissue that connects our feet to our legs is relatively weak
with the natural rotting of flesh feet soon break free
and as bodies decompose much slower in water
the feet could potentially drift far
so it's not that feet are magically drawn to the Salish Sea
it's that the world's oceans are full of floating feet
this theory has clear logic behind it
much more than any of the others
but it's much less whimsical so let's just move on
some parents in the area have stopped taking their children to local beaches
fearing what the sight of a bloody foot would do to their kid
personally I wouldn't worry
but the way I see it people are Hippocrates
if you carry around a rabbits foot you'll get called lucky
do the same with a human foot and apparently you're some kind of criminal
the last confirmed foot discovery was in 2019
with DNA tests revealing it's origin
no one knows when the next will be found
or where
while the modern trend began only in 2007
there are also historical cases going back much further
in 1887 a human foot was found in a boot at a beach near Vancouver
so maybe cutting off feet is just a thing in that part of North America
some theories blame animal attacks like wolves or bears
I've even heard people speculate Bigfoot might be behind it
it's such a bizarre mystery Bigfoot isn't even the weirdest part of it
and that says a lot
but strange as it is there really isn't much more to say about it
feet just keep showing up around the Salish Sea
and no one knows why
for all the theories and grizzly detail
all we have is speculation
and I feel uneasy ending this video without giving any more info
so here is a related story that actually has an explanation
also a long the Salish Sea
a Canadian man frantically called the police in 2021
distraught he claimed to have found a severed foot
fully aware of the ongoing mystery
police rushed over to identify it
and they did find a foot
but not a human's
it was from a mannequin