A suspected grizzly bear killed a woman near Bella Coola, B.C
A woman died and her daughter remains missing after a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C. CBC reported that family members identified them as Jennifer Balcarras and Selah Reed. Balcarras’s remains were found Monday in the Snooka West Trail area. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating, and traps have been set.
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A suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., left a woman dead and her daughter unaccounted for. Family members identified them as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and Selah Reed, 19; the Vancouver Sun identified Balcarras as Jenny. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says Balcarras’s remains were discovered Monday in the Snooka West Trail area and that it is investigating. The service has set traps. The family reported the two missing Sunday after they failed to return from a walk on the trail Saturday afternoon. The Vancouver Sun reported that officials told the family they believed Reed did not survive. Insp. Jeff Tyre said people should stay away from the trail and leave the search to conservation officers.
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- The Guardian — One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear ...
- CBC News — Suspected grizzly bear attack kills B.C. mother, daughter still missing | CBC.ca
- CBC News — Mother dead, daughter missing in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola | CBC News
- vancouversun.com — Mom dead, daughter missing, after suspected grizzly attack in B.C. | Vancouver Sun
Verifier’s note
The Guardian, Vancouver Sun, and CBC report that a woman died and her daughter was missing after a suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola. CBS News reports a later development in the same incident: that the daughter also died.