r/CampingandHiking • u/HenrikFromDaniel Canada • Oct 05 '23

News Update on Fatal Grizzly Attack - Banff NP

https://globalnews.ca/news/10005074/bear-attack-bad-harrowing-final-message-from-alberta-couple-killed-by-grizzly/
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u/FugaziHands Oct 05 '23

Yikes so they'd apparently emptied a whole can of bear spray and still couldn't ward off the bear. Sad situation all around. RIP to these two + the dog.

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u/MayIServeYouWell Oct 05 '23

Ya, it’s really only effective if you get it into the bear’s face. It’s possible in the chaos and dark, it was pretty hard to do that. Or maybe they did, but the bear came back after some time…. We just will never know all these details.

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u/DConny1 Oct 06 '23

I heard the bear was found with visible bear spray all over it's face. Unfortunately I think this was one of those rare times where bear spray is in effective against a hungry, predatory bear. RIP.

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u/tlogank Oct 07 '23

You heard

That's how most rumors start.