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1 person dead, 1 missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola, B.C.
Conservation officers are searching for the second victim and any bears involved after evidence at the scene suggested an animal may have been involved.
- On Monday, The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service found one person dead near Bella Coola following a suspected grizzly bear attack; a second person remains missing.
- Family members reported the two individuals missing on Nov 1, prompting an investigation after evidence at the scene suggested an animal may have been involved.
- Teams from the Bella Coola RCMP, Bella Coola Valley Search, and Nuxalk Nation are working together to locate and trap bears potentially involved in the attack.
- Insp. Tyre is urging the public to avoid the Snooka West Trail area "for their own safety" to allow officers to conduct their work.
- Authorities will determine next steps for any captured bears, while Bella Coola was the site of a grizzly attack on about 20 people last Nov.
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1 dead, 1 missing after suspected bear attack near Bella Coola - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
One person has been found dead following a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, as search efforts continue for a second missing individual. According to a social media post by the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS), officers are in Bella Coola investigating a suspected fatal bear attack in the Snooka West Trail area. BCCOS said the individual was located deceased in the Snooka West Trail area on Monday, Nov. 2, in the afternoon a…
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