Human foot washes ashore in B.C., the fourth in 10 months

A human foot — the fourth found in the past 10 months — washed ashore Thursday on an uninhabited island in British Columbia.

A complaint came in at noon from a passer-by who spotted the foot on Kirkland Island "with its shoe intact," according to Canadian authorities.

The Coroners Service of British Columbia confirmed the remains to be human.

The grisly finding may or may not be connected to other sneakered feet that have washed up in the province, said Cpl. Nycki Basra, spokeswoman with the Richmond unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

"Right now, it's much too early to speculate," she said. "However, we are looking" at a possible connection, she added.

In February, a sneaker with the remains of a right foot was found on the east side of Valdez Island.

Two feet were recovered last August in the same area, Gabriola, B.C. police said, adding that they have "yet to determine if foul play is involved."

Police there say they've been in the process of reviewing all missing persons files that might be related to the discovery.

Sonia Krishnan: 206-515-5546 or skrishnan@seattletimes.com