Posted May 16, 2015 4:52 pm by Comments

By Dean Weingarten

Bear Attack BC 2015 Ward and Jami

By Dean Weingarten

Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Picture from From facebook.com/wardho Ward and Jami

A young Canadian was killed in what appears to be a predatory black bear attack in British Columbia, near Mckenzie, Canada. From vancouverson.com:

O’Connor slept outdoors Saturday night while his fiancée slept in their motorhome. After O’Connor’s fiancée woke up Sunday she exited the motorhome, realized something was wrong and went to get help, said McLintock, in a news release.

When RCMP and conservation officers arrived, they shot and killed one lone wolf and one male black bear that was about 300 pounds in weight.

Black Bear in Northern Wisconsin

300 pound black bear in Northern Wisconsin

I did not find any mention of hunting or shooting from the couples facebook pages, so it seems likely that they did not have any firearms with them when the attack occurred. A couple of days before the attack, the young woman posted a video on facebook showing a solitary wolf visiting their campsite.

Bear Attack BC 2015 Wolf Pic

The firepit that the wolf is sniffing around may be where Ward O’connor fell asleep.

The video was taken from …read more

Source:: AmmoLand

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