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Four grizzly bears involved in deadly attack on mother and daughter in B.C.
DNA testing linked a sow and three yearling cubs to the attack, and officials said the bears were destroyed under provincial guidelines.
- On Tuesday, Nov. 10, BC Conservation Officer Service Inspector Jeff Tyre confirmed forensic testing linked four grizzly bears to the fatal attack on Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, in Bella Coola.
- DNA testing conclusively linked the female grizzly and her three yearling cubs to the killing, with evidence indicating the attack involved "predatory behaviour," which Tyre stressed is extremely rare.
- More than a dozen conservation officers conducted the complex investigation, confirming these bears were not involved in the attack last year that left an adult and three school children with serious injuries.
- Funeral services for Reed and Balcarras will take place Thursday, Nov. 12 in Cochrane, Alta., while Nuxalk Nation Chief Councillor Samuel Schooner expressed the Nation's gratitude to the BCCOS for their expertise.
- Community supports remain in place for residents as Schooner noted the fatal attack has been "deeply re-triggering," and the BCCOS remains committed to working with the Nuxalk Nation and Bella Coola to prevent future conflicts.
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