Woman injured in bear attack in Whistler backcountry

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Little, S. (2026, September 5). Woman injured in bear attack in Whistler backcountry. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whistler-bear-attack-woman-injured-9.7333918?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-09-05 · by Simon Little

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A woman was attacked by a bear in the backcountry near Whistler, British Columbia, on Friday evening. Two bears were spotted by three hikers near Conflict Lake in the Callaghan Conservancy around 5 p.m., and one of them attacked the woman before letting go. The victim had a severely lacerated leg but was transported to hospital in stable condition. A male black bear was killed at the attack site due to safety concerns, but it's unclear whether this bear was responsible for the attack.
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Story summary

A woman was injured in a bear attack in the backcountry near Whistler on Friday evening at 5 p.m. PT. She was part of a group of three hikers who encountered two bears near Conflict Lake in the Callaghan Conservancy. One of the bears attacked her before letting go, and she suffered a severely lacerated leg. The woman was given first aid at the scene and then airlifted to hospital by helicopter, where she arrived in stable condition. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) swept the area and killed an adult male black bear found at the attack site due to safety concerns, but they have not confirmed whether a black bear or grizzly bear was responsible for the attack. The incident has prompted warnings from local authorities about the need for hikers in known grizzly habitat areas to make loud noises while hiking, such as calling out continuously, rather than just intermittently.

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📰 Bear Attack Injuries Whistler
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“Both articles report on a bear attack in Whistler backcountry near Conflict Lake, involving a group of three hikers and occurring on Friday evening around 5 p.m.”
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Simon Little
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Topics

B.C. Emergency Health Services BCCOS The B.C. Conservation Officer Service Whistler Whistler Search and Rescue

Subjects

BCCOS ORG · 3× Whistler GPE · 2× Alanna Kelly PERSON · 1× B.C. Emergency Health Services ORG · 1× B.C. Parks ORG · 1× Brad Sills PERSON · 1× Sills PERSON · 1× The B.C. Conservation Officer Service ORG · 1× Whistler Search and Rescue ORG · 1×

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However, the service said it has not been able to confirm if a black bear or grizzly bear was responsible for the attack. Sills said the area is known grizzly habitat, and hikers in the area need to take precautions including making plenty of noise. “It’s not enough to call out intermittently when you’re hiking, when you’re in known grizzly bear terrain, you need to be calling out all the time,” he said.
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Woman injured in bear attack in Whistler backcountry · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Woman injured in bear attack in Whistler backcountry Trails closed in Callaghan Conservancy following attack Friday evening asserted
Trails → injure → attack
A woman was taken to hospital on Friday after a bear attack in the backcountry near Whistler. asserted
woman → take → Whistler
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said a group of three hikers ran into two bears near Conflict Lake in the Callaghan Conservancy around 5 p.m. PT on Friday. asserted
group → say → Friday
The service said one of the bears attacked a woman before disengaging. asserted
one → say → woman
Whistler Search and Rescue president Brad Sills said it helped transport conservation officers to the scene, and to evacuate the woman by helicopter. asserted
it → say → helicopter
He said the woman had a severely lacerated leg. asserted
woman → say → leg
B.C. Emergency Health Services said the victim was transported to hospital in stable condition. asserted
victim → say → condition
BCCOS swept the area and killed an adult male black bear at the attack site due to safety concerns, it added. asserted
it → sweep → concerns
However, the service said it has not been able to confirm if a black bear or grizzly bear was responsible for the attack. Sills said the area is known grizzly habitat, and hikers in the area need to take precautions including making plenty of noise. “It’s not enough to call out intermittently when you’re hiking, when you’re in known grizzly bear terrain, you need to be calling out all the time,” he said. asserted
he → say → terrain
The BCCOS said officers were returning to the site on Saturday. asserted
officers → say → Saturday
B.C. Parks has closed trail access in the area and is urging people to stay away. asserted
Parks → close → people
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