19-09-2024 23:04 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

Hiker attacked by bear on trail northwest of Blairmore, Alta.

There isn't much more a hiker who was attacked by a bear last week in Crowsnest Pass could have done, a wildlife official says. Everything he did, he did right, says Mike Ewald, provincial problem wildlife specialist. On Friday, Sept. 13, the hiker had already been out a few days northwest of Blairmore, not far from the B.C. border. While walking a remote, mountainous trail, the hiker saw increasing signs of a bear in the area. He made his presence known, he called out, letting out lots of loud
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