Monday, August 4, 2008 - Page updated at 03:50 PM

Mystery foot sent to Seattle for testing

A shoe with flesh and bones inside that was found on a beach west of Port Angeles has been sent to the King County medical examiner's office in Seattle.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. —

A shoe with flesh and bones inside that was found on a beach west of Port Angeles has been sent to the King County medical examiner's office in Seattle.

The Clallam County prosecutor who acts as coroner, Deb Kelly, said Monday she hopes to hear soon whether the flesh and bones are human - to rule out a hoax.

The next step would be DNA testing to see if it matches feet found washed ashore in nearby waters in British Columbia. Five severed feet in shoes have been found in the past year, but one found in June was a hoax with an animal paw.

The latest shoe was found Friday by a woman walking on a Strait of Juan de Fuca beach.

Undersheriff Ron Peregrin says his investigators will meet later this week with Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He says the county's right, black athletic shoe does not appear to match any of the shoes found with feet in British Columbia.

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