'Just remember hearing the crunch': Man recounts grizzly mauling for the first time
- A black bear attacked a woman walking her leashed dog in Whistler's Kadenwood neighbourhood around 8:30 p.m. On April 28, 2025.
- The attack occurred when the bear knocked the woman to the ground and bit her, prompting emergency responders to arrive on the scene.
- Conservation officers conducted a sweep of the area, found a bear matching the description nearby, and killed it due to public safety concerns.
- According to the Conservation Officer Service, the woman was transported to a medical facility by ambulance and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
- The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is continuing its investigation into the incident while maintaining public safety in the community.
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'Just remember hearing the crunch': Man recounts grizzly mauling for the first time
SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — Rudy Noorlander waited to tell his story until he had his voice back. It's been more than a year and a half since Noorlander was mauled by a grizzly bear in Montana. Earlier this month, he shared his account of the attack with his newly reconstructed jaw at the University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City. He had previously refused to discuss the attack publicly because he wanted to be able to share it himself. On Sept. 8,…
Black bear killed after attacking woman in Whistler
A statement posted online by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the woman was walking her leashed dog in the Kadenwood neighbourhood around 8:30 p.m. PT on Monday when she was knocked to the ground and bitten by the bear.
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