BFRO #24956: Campers awakened by unidentified screams near Lumby

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📝 Description

I was on holidays the first 2 weeks of August 2008, and camping with my daughter at Echo Lake Fishing Resort, in Echo Lake Provincial Park. The resort is just off Creighton Valley Road, which in turn is off HWY 6 east of Vernon. Being on holidays, the exact date I cannot recall, everyday runs into each other. Every night before falling asleep, one can hear loons on the lake, only until a certain time. We were camping in a tent, with one other tent beside us and the rest of the sites occupied by RV�S. I was awakened around 2:00 AM to a loud shrieking noise. It wasn�t close to my tent, which of course was my main concern, with my daughter sleeping beside me. This sound was coming off the water, it seemed to be coming from the west side of the lake, which would put it closer to Lumby. I was bolt upright and after ascertaining that it was not close I slowly put my jeans, hikers and jacket on so as not to make too much noise. I did not want to wake up my daughter and plus I wanted to continue to listen to the sounds. I got out of the tent with a flashlight and walked across the lot to the shore of the lake, everybody in the campground had gone to bed. No fires, no lights from RV�s, no noise but this screaming. I stood there on the shore and listened intently. I knew this was a sound I had never heard before. It was not a bear, not a cougar, not a loon or other fowl. This was a screaming or shrieking that lasted 4-5 seconds each and continued for 9 minutes. Then abruptly stopped.I was not the only one to be awakened by this noise. Parked behind me in an RV there was a family with 3 young kids. The Dad came out of his RV and stood beside me and asked me what the noise was. I replied it was something I had never heard before. We both stood there and listened until it stopped, conversed for a moment and said goodnight. I did not talk to him the next day about this, as he was packing up to leave.I will never forget this sound. It has seared my memory. At the end of August 2008, I searched the world wide web and found a vocal recording on youtube. The recording taken from Payallup, WA. This is exactly what I heard.

🔍 Circumstances

One other man/father of 3 kids, camped in a RV.

🌤️ Weather Conditions

2:00 AM

ℹ️ Additional Details

2:00 AM

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