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Conservation Officer Says Multiple Bears May Be Behind B.C. Attack that Killed 2
Authorities say evidence suggests a grizzly was involved as conservation officers search for the bear and warn locals to avoid the trail.
- On Tuesday, authorities located 20-year-old Selah Reed dead on the Snooka West Trail in Bella Coola, British Columbia, one day after discovering her mother, 48-year-old Jennifer Balcarras, following a suspected grizzly bear attack.
- Family members reported the pair missing on Sunday, November 1, after they failed to return from a walk on the trail just five minutes from their home, prompting Bella Coola Royal Canadian Mounted Police and rescue crews to launch a search.
- British Columbia Conservation Officer Services Inspector Jeff Tyre confirmed officers are working to locate and trap any bears involved, stating, "Our thoughts are with the families of the victims during this tragic time."
- Nuxalk Nation Chief Samuel Schooner offered condolences, describing the trauma this incident inflicts on the community, while a family fundraiser describes the victims as "two peas in a pod" who shared hobbies and a close bond.
- Grizzly bear attacks in British Columbia remain relatively rare, though the province is home to an estimated 10,000 to 13,000 of the animals, according to the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
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Conservation officer says multiple bears may be behind B.C. attack that killed 2
The Conservation Officer Service in British Columbia says more than one grizzly may have been involved in a bear attack that relatives say left a mother and daughter dead in Bella Coola along the province’s central coast.
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