Campers awakened by unidentified screams near Lumby witnessed in British Columbia, Canada

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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 co...