Vanderhoof, BC — Members of Canada’s Conservation Officer Service responded to a grizzly bear attack on a rural property in the Vanderhoof, British Columbia after receiving an alert about a grizzly attack.
At approximately 5:00 pm on Monday evening, a man was walking his two off-leash dogs on his farm property when he was attacked by a grizzly bear. The man was able to scramble under a barbed wire fence and the bear disengaged and ran off. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries to his leg and received medical treatment in hospital.
RCMP and Conservation Officers responded to the attack site and conducted a sweep of the area. No bear was seen. An investigation was conducted including collecting and assessing evidence at the scene, as well as interviewing the victim at the hospital.
Based on the location and the circumstances surrounding the attack, officers have determined the attack was defensive in nature and deemed there was no continued threat to public safety. Trail cameras have been placed in the area to monitor bear activity.
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