The quiet night turned to mayhem at about 4:30 a.m. when loud screams began and people in tents started using their key fobs to set off their car alarms to scare the bear away, she said.
No injuries were reported, other than frayed nerves, said Fletcher.Photo by ANGELA FLETCHERB.C. Parks said in a statement that it closed French Beach Park “with immediate effect” on Wednesday and Thursday due to a “food-conditioned bear in the area.”The provincial agency said it would reassess park safety on Friday to determine if the campground needs to remain closed into the weekend.
Fletcher said while her family — her husband and two boys, ages 11 and 15 — felt safe in a trailer, her brother in a nearby campsite was in a tent trailer with his three-year-old daughter.Article contentBefore the campsite was evacuated, conservation and parks officers told campers to put away everything in their sites, including tablecloths that could contain food odours.
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