A human foot was found on a Jordan River beach Thursday morning, sparking an investigation by the B.C. Coroners Service. 
 
 A man walking his dogs made the discovery about 8 a.m., said Sooke RCMP Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur. The foot was in a shoe with part of the leg attached. 
 
 The man called Sooke RCMP, and Mounties attended with a coroner. 
 
 The body part was seized and the area was searched, McArthur said. 
 
 The investigation has been turned over to the B.C. coroner, which investigates all unnatural, sudden and unexpected, unexplained or unattended deaths in the province. 
 
 “Our early analysis suggests these are human remains and we will do further investigation and testing to help to determine identification in the coming weeks,” said Andy Watson, a spokesman for the coroners Service. 
 
 The coroner will work to determine the identity of the deceased, when, where and how the person died, the cause of death, and whether any recommendations can be made to prevent similar deaths in the future. 
 
 This is the 14th disembodied foot to wash up on B.C.’s coastline since 2007. Ten of those feet have been identified as belonging to seven people who died by accident or suicide. One foot was linked to a man who had gone missing 25 years earlier when his boat overturned near Port Moody. 
 
 The last foot to wash up on Vancouver Island was on Feb. 7, 2016, near Port Renfrew. The coroners service determined the foot would have naturally separated from the body after a prolonged period in the water. 
 
 There have also been some hoaxes. 
 
 In June 2008, a foot reportedly washed up near Campbell River. It was determined that someone placed animal bones in a sock and packed it inside a sneaker with seaweed. In September of that year, someone placed a plastic foot in a runner on an East Vancouver beach. 
 
 Victoria police investigated after five child-sized shoes were found at the Clover Point beach area in 2012. Three of the shoes were stuffed with flesh and bones, but tests revealed that they weren’t human. 
 
 kderosa@timescolonist.com 
 
 Click here to read more stories from The Victoria Times Colonist. ||||| In any other part of the world, a sneaker with a human foot washing ashore might be a terrifying discovery, enough to frighten residents and stir fears of a gruesome murder or a serial killer on the loose. But not in British Columbia, where these discoveries have become so common that they are tracked. It was the 13th foot to wash ashore since 2007. 
 
 Image The tibia and fibula were attached to the left foot found by Mr. Johns. It was still wearing a white sock and a black shoe. Credit Mike Johns 
 
 “It’s just a freak thing that it happened to be here,” said Mr. Johns, 56, who lives in Jordan River, a surfer’s village about 70 miles southwest of Vancouver, Canada. 
 
 Mr. Johns said he called the police and then used a stick to pick up what remained of the leg, carried it back to his property and locked it in his greenhouse. He worried that if it remained on the beach, it would have washed back into the ocean or attracted the bear hanging around town or an eagle from the nearby nest. 
 
 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police retrieved the remains on Friday, the authorities said, and they are being inspected by the Coroners Service of British Columbia. “We’ll try to get a DNA sample,” said Andy Watson, a spokesman for the service. 
 
 During winter months, British Columbia experiences what are known as “king tides,” unusually high tides that can cause coastal flooding. The tides, along with strong currents and the fact that shoes are buoyant, mean that the remains could belong to someone as far north as Alaska or as far south as Oregon, Mr. Watson said. 
 
 “Our search won’t stay in Canada,” he said. 
 
 Mr. Watson said it was too soon to determine how the person died. ||||| A human foot has been discovered in the Jordan River area northwest of Sooke, B.C. 
 
 Sooke RCMP say a man was walking his dogs around 8 a.m. Thursday, when one of the dogs found the foot, which was still in a shoe and had part of the leg attached. 
 
 The B.C. Coroners Service say the man took the bones home and then contacted police, who attended the scene along with an assistant coroner. 
 
 The bones — a foot, tibia, and fibula — have been seized and the area searched. 
 
 The investigation is now in the hands of the B.C. Coroners Service, which will work to identify the deceased and determine cause of death. 
 
 Andy Watson of the B.C. Coroners Service says they are in the early stages of the investigation, but have determined the bones are those of a human. 
 
 He asked people who make similar discoveries to call the authorities immediately. 
 
 "In this case, someone out walking their dog[s] took the bones home. Certainly no ill intent there, but if people do see something like that in the future, call us before touching the remains." 
 
 RCMP are doing another sweep Friday to see if there are any other remains. 
 
 This is the 13th foot found along the B.C. coast since 2007. The most recent was in February 2016 at Botanical Beach, approximately 74 kilometres north of Sooke. 
 
 With files from Emily Brass
– Yet another human foot has washed up in British Columbia—this time with part of a leg attached. The grisly find, which is at least the 13th foot to wash up on the province's coastline since 2007, was made by a man walking his dogs along a beach in Jordan River, Vancouver Island, the Vancouver Sun reports. The man, worried the foot his dog had found might be washed away or taken by a bear or an eagle, took it home before contacting authorities, reports the CBC. The Mounties searched the area before turning the investigation over to the coroner, who will try to identify the deceased and determine a cause of death. The last such find was in early 2016, when two feet from the same person washed up separately. When the feet started to wash up, there were fears that they could belong to victims of a disaster or even a serial killer. Authorities later identified eight of 12 feet as belonging to people who died in accidents or suicides. They believe the feet naturally separated from the bodies after a long period in the water. "It makes sense to me that if a body is in the ocean and decomposes, you end up with a shoe that floats and an ankle where it would disconnect from the tibia and fibula," local cafe owner Joshua Constandinou tells the New York Times. "That is what they are finding on the beaches."