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Conservation officer says multiple bears may be behind B.C. attack that killed two

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The Canadian Press. (2026, November 4). Conservation officer says multiple bears may be behind B.C. attack that killed two. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/conservation-officer-says-multiple-bears-may-be-behind-b-c-attack-that-killed-two/article_41c7c6da-67d1-5712-bb8a-54840b59f230.html

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In Bella Coola, British Columbia, a bear attack resulted in the deaths of a mother and daughter. Conservation Officer Insp. Jeff Tyre indicated via video statement that multiple grizzly bears might have been responsible for the incident. The second victim was discovered during a search conducted by RCMP and conservation officers on Tuesday afternoon following the initial discovery of one set of remains the previous day.

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On November 3, 2026, Jennifer Balcarras (aged 48) and her daughter Selah Reed (aged 20) were found dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack near the Snooka West Trail area in Bella Coola, British Columbia. The pair was reported missing on November 1 after they failed to return from an afternoon walk. Conservation officers later discovered Balcarras's remains on Monday and Reed’s body on Tuesday. Authorities have not ruled out that multiple bears were involved in the attack.

The incident follows a similar fatal bear attack involving schoolchildren in Bella Coola last year, causing significant trauma for the local community. Samuel Schooner, elected chief of the Nuxalk Nation, expressed sympathy for the victims' families and acknowledged the impact on the community.

In response to the attacks, search teams from the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were deployed to investigate the scene. The area has seen several bear-related fatalities over recent decades; this is at least the 10th such fatality since the 1990s in British Columbia.

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🔮 The Conservation Officer Service in British Columbia says more than one grizzly may have been involved in a bear attack that relatives say left a mother and daughter dead in Bella Coola along the province’s central coast.

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The Conservation Officer Service in British Columbia says more than one grizzly may have been involved in a bear attack that relatives say left a mother and daughter dead in Bella Coola along the province’s central coast. uncertain

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The service’s Insp. Jeff Tyre says in a video message that the second body had been found in a search by RCMP and conservation officers on Tuesday afternoon that followed the discovery of the first set of remains a day earlier. asserted

that → say → remains

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Conservation officer says multiple bears may be behind B.C. attack that killed two

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