Posted on 06/04/2008 2:26:03 PM PDT by george76
The husband of a 70-year-old grandmother who was killed by a bear in northern Quebec ...
Conservation experts set traps after Friday evening's attack, but ... the bear was still at large in the wilds of northern Quebec.
As she scouted a fishing hole for walleye, Ms. Lavoie became separated from her husband. Barely 10 minutes later, Mr. Lavoie felt something was amiss and went searching for his wife of 51 years. Metres away he came upon the nightmarish scene of her body being dragged into the forest by a bear.
Mr. Lavoie chased the predator for nearly 200 metres and managed very briefly to scare it away from his wife. He tried but was unable to carry her limp and bleeding body back through the dense spring foliage.
He left her and went for help. When he arrived with police, the bear had returned and was combative.
"The bear was still around and the bear was aggressive,"
The bear was so aggressive, police were forced to delay attempts to retrieve Ms. Lavoie's remains until early Saturday morning...
In 1991, a black bear killed a Toronto couple in Algonquin Park...
In 2001, a high-school student was attacked and partly eaten by a black bear 25 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.
In 2007, a Calgary woman, who was cycling on a trail near a British Columbia resort, was stalked and killed by a black bear.
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
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I guess it was out of the question to shoot the damn thing
Too bad she didn’t have a pit bull dog and a knife.
The police arrived on scene with no means of dispatching a raging black bear? Maybe they left their firearms back at the office. Must not have been the Canadian Mounted Police of old.
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How do you tell the difference between black bear scat and brown bear scat.
If its from a black bear it smells like berries and vegetation. If its from a brown bear it smells like pepper spray and has little bells in it.
I don’t mean to make light of this tragedy. A black bear acting like this is extremely dangerous and needs to be shot.
In 2001, a high-school student was attacked and partly eaten by a black bear 25 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.
In 2007, a Calgary woman, who was cycling on a trail near a British Columbia resort, was stalked and killed by a black bear.
Let's see... that make s 4 attacks in 18 years? Sounds like those bears have really been behaving themselves.
Really. “shooo bear...ain’t gonna get it”
If black bears had the social advantages that other bears have, this wouldn’t happen.
Bear attacks ... the second such incident in West Virginia within a month.
The latest attack occurred Saturday night at a motel parking lot in Bluefield. Conservation officers with the Division of Natural Resources say a motel guest reported that a bear bit off the tip of one of his fingers.
http://www.dailymail.com/News/200806030228
Thats just the ones we know about. Same thing for cougar and shark attacks.
If a tourist goes surfing out in the islands and doesn’t come back it could be drowning or it could be shark, but they will report it as drowning without any other evidence.
Dear God that is sad.
If I were unable to protect or save my Bride (of nearly 38 wonderful years) from any danger, I would not be able to live with myself.
The poor lady probably died a miserable death, but I sure feel bad for the old guy. I would have rather died trying to save my Bride.
Two people in WV have been bitten by black bears recently. Personally, I always have something in my pocket for “fun” when I’m in the woods.
Serious question, are private citizens allowed to possess guns in Canada? OTOH, they knew the hazards of roaming around unarmed in bear country.
I watched a TV program a few weeks ago.
They had some surprising info, at least for me.
If a grizzly attacks, play dead, protect your head. He’ll lose interest. Usually.
If a black bear attacks, aggressively defend yourself. While black bear attacks are unusual, they are out to kill you.
Canada allows hunting rifles, but not hand guns ( I believe ).
Maybe someone else knows exactly.
W T F ?
I thot I saw a sign in Santa Cruz, CA, to just wave your arms over your head and make yourself look really big.
She must have not thought of that REALLY STUPID solution. What a terribly sad thing for that man, for her.
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