(Reuters) - The two people killed by a grizzly bear in Alberta's Banff National Park last week were on a permitted hiking and camping trip and there ...
NS fans turn up for Crosby's homecoming | SaltWire - The two people killed by a grizzly bear in Alberta's Banff National Park last week were on a permitted hiking and camping trip and there was no active bear warning at the time incident, Canadian park officials said on Tuesday.
The deaths were the first from a grizzly bear in Banff National Park in decades and involved a bear that was not collared, tagged or previously known to park staff, according to the statement. Officials, through a necropsy, determined the bear to be a non-lactating older female, estimated to be over 25 years old. The bear was in fair condition but had less than normal body fat for this time of year and had bad teeth.
Parks Canada said it will not release information related to the victims' identities. The victims were a Canadian couple and their dog, according to Kim Titchener, the founder of Bear Safety and More and also a friend of the family.
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