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| '''Albert Ostman''' was a Canadian prospector |
'''Albert Ostman''' was a Canadian prospector said that was abducted by a ] and held captive for six days.<ref>{{cite | ||
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Albert Ostman was a Canadian prospector said that was abducted by a Sasquatch and held captive for six days. The event took place near Toba Inlet, British Columbia in 1924. On August 20, 1957 police magistrate A.M. Naismith wrote an affidavit which states "...I found Mr. Ostman to be a man of sixty-four years of age; in full possession of his mental faculties. Of pleasant manner and with a good sense of humor. I questioned Mr. Ostman thoroughly in reference to the story given by Mr. Green. I cross-examined him and used every means to endeavor to find a flaw in either his personality or his story, but could find neither..." Albert Ostman also signed a Solemn Declaration indicating his account of the Sasquatch story was true under oath and by virtue of the Canadian Evidence Act.
The story
In 1924 Albert Ostman went on vacation to Toba Inlet near Powell River, British Columbia. He was searching for a lost gold mine located around the area. As Ostman lay asleep one evening a Sasquatch purportedly picked him up and carried him off while he was in his sleeping bag. Ostman was carried in his sleeping bag across country for 3 hours by the Sasquatch. The Sasquatch dropped Ostman down on a plateau. Standing around him was a family of 4 of the creatures. Albert was kept captive by the Sasquatch. The captors were 3 adults and a child which held Ostman captive for six days. One of the Bigfoots was reported as being 8 feet tall. Ostman did not use his gun on them as they had done him no harm. He stayed with the Bigfoot family for a week. Ostman ate “sweet tasting grass” that they gave him. According to Ostman the female Sasquatch washed and stacked leaves. Albert escaped by making the large male Sasquatch groggy by feeding him some snuff. He didn’t tell his story for more than 24 years after it happened for fear of being thought of as crazy. As more Sasquatch stories appeared in the press Albert decided to tell his story to a local newspaper in 1957.
Influence
Bigfoot advocates
Many Bigfoot advocates such as John Green cite the story as evidence for the existence for Bigfoot.
Children's literature
The Albert Ostman story has been cited as a good nonfiction story to get children excited about reading. The Boy Scouts of America have featured the story in their magazine Boys' Life Magazine.
Media appearances
The event has been retold in numerous books, magazine stories, and television programs.
Television appearances
- Northern Mysteries Television Documentary Series. "Albert Ostman Bigfoot Tale" Episode.
- Monsterquest Television Documentary Series. "Sasquatch attack" Episode, Season 1, Episode 2.
Movie appearances
- Bigfoot Man or Beast (1975). Bigfoot documentary by American National enterprises.
- The Mysterious Monsters (1976). Bigfoot documentary movie.
Criticism
In 2007 the writer Joe Nickell characterized the story as a hoax. Critics of Ostman note that he did not make the event public until 1957, thirty three years after it took place. Primatologist John Napier states that "Ostman's story fails to convince me primarily on the grounds of the limited food resources available." Some believe Ostman made his story up based on tales of Sasquatch he was told by loggers, miners and Indian legends. Bigfoot researcher Peter Byrne cannot accept Ostman’s story without more evidence.
See also
References
- Laks Gorman, Jacqueline (2003), Bigfoot. Gareth Stevens Publishing. Page 4
- Coleman, Loren (2003), Bigfoot! The true story of Apes in America.
- Police Magistrate A.M. Naismith (August 20, 1957), affidavit
- ^ Green John, On The Track of the Sasquatch. Cheam Publishing. 1968
- Police Magistrate A.M. Naismith (August 20, 1957), Solemn Declaration
- Juanita Rose Violini (2009), Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored page 131
- Bader, Christopher, F. Mencken, Baker, Joseph (2010), Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture. New York University Press. Page 103.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Life Magazine Vol. 64 No. 13. Time Inc., March 29, 1968
- Boys Life Magazine. Page 34 Published by The Boy Scouts of America., October 1980
- Weekly World News. Page 20, 28 Apr 1981
- Storm, Rory (2008), Monster Hunt: The Guide to Cryptozoology. Page 27. Sterling Publishing Company.
- Burgan, Michael (2005), Bigfoot. Page 10.
- Fanthorpe, Lionel Fanthorpe, Fanthorpe, Patricia. (2010), The Big Book of Mysteries. Dundurn Press. Page 26.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Shea, Therese (2005), Bigfoot. Page 14
- M. Halpin ,Marjorie, M. Ames, Michael (1980), Manlike monsters on trial: early records and modern evidence. University of British Columbia. Page 225
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Spencer, Philip (2008), The Wildman of Kentucky: The Mystery of Panther Rock. Reality Press. Page 2
- Gilbert, Bil (2004), Natural coincidence: the trip from Kalamazoo. University of Michigan Press Page 57
{{citation}}: line feed character in|title=at position 76 (help) - Walker Kathryn (2009), Mysteries of Giant Humanlike Creatures. Crabtree Publishing Company.
- Yomtov, Nelson (2011), Tracking Sea Monsters, Bigfoot, and Other Legendary Beasts Capstone Press.
{{citation}}: line feed character in|title=at position 59 (help) - ^ Boys Life Magazine The Magazine For All Boys. Published by The Boy Scouts of America. Page 27, July 1991
- A. Baxter ,Kathleen, Kochel, Marcia Agness (1999), Gotcha!: nonfiction booktalks to get kids excited about reading. Greenwood Publishing group. Pg 82.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Joe Nickell (January/February 2007), "Mysterious entities of the Pacific Northwest, part I," Skeptical Inquirer, Volume 31, no.1, p.21.
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Daegling, David J. (2004), Bigfoot Exposed: an anthropologist examines America's enduring legend. Altamira Press. Pg 67
- Debenat, Jean-Paul, L. Murphy, Christopher (2009), Sasquatch/Bigfoot and the Mystery of the Wild Man: Cryptozoology & Mythology
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Rick Emmer (2010), Bigfoot: Fact Or Fiction? InfoBase Publishing.