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Bear attacks tree planter in B.C.; griz euthanized near Hungry Horse

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | July 21, 2023 7:00 AM

There have two notable encounters between grizzly bears and people over the last few weeks in northwest Montana and central British Columbia.

According to a news release from British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service, a bear, believed to be a grizzly, attacked and seriously injured a 21-year-old woman who was planting trees in an area southwest of Bearhole Lake Provincial Park/Protected Area near Tumbler Ridge when the incident occurred shortly after 3 p...

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