Grizzly Bear Viciously Kills Two People and their Dog in Canada Banff National Park of Attack Reported

Friday, October 6th, 2023, 6:34 PM reporting from Monday, October 2nd, 2023, 1:34 PM-Banff National Park Canada- A grizzly bear that came out of the wildlife unseen, surprisingly attacked a pair of campers aggressively in a life-threatening attack. The attack happened occurring at 8 PM, Sunday in Banff National Park in Canada. This is the 2nd largest deadly attack in North America since July.

At around 8 PM Canada dispatch received an urgent call from the park received. The have been contacted of reports of a bear attack from a GPS device. The warning on the instrument. The warning tracking spot came was a source that came from within Banff National Park, in the Reed Deer River Valley, officials communicated in a statement from a news release.

The search party trained in responding control of wildlife attacks was mobilized. They were incapable to maneuver a helicopter or radio signal equipment because of poor weather condition, the search party journeyed traveled through the night arrive to the location by ground. Forces appeared on-site close 1 AM and found two campers who were already killed. Still remained in the area, the search party encountered a grizzly bear "that displayed aggressive behavior," officials said.

Royal Canadian Mounted Law Enforcement appeared on scene at 5 AM and assisted effort of the situation. Victims were transported to Sundre, Alberta.

Representatives failed to identify the victims, but family member spoke to CBC News that the people who were killed were married couple, and experienced backcountry hikers. The family members articulated the subject went on to say that the couple's dog was also mauled in the attack.

"They lived for being in the backcountry and were two of the most cautious people I know. They knew bear protocol and followed it to a tee," the family member told CBC News in a statement.

Kim Titchener, an acquaintance member close to the family and the found of the Bear Safety and More, testified to Reuters that only 14% of grizzly bear attacks are life-threatening, but that the human-bear encounters are escalating as extra people head outdoors.

"It's really just the reason why we're seeing more attacks, which is more people heading outdoors and unfortunately not being educated on this," she said.

A month prior subsequent, a grizzly bear that had fatally mauled a woman on a forest trail west of Yellowstone National Park in July died after it broke into her house near West Yellowstone.

As of July, a 21-year-old woman who was planting trees was fatally injured by a bear in British Columbia, Canada. State administrators could not find the animal but have a theory it was a grizzly bear that mauled the woman. Earlier this month, a hunter in Montana was gravely mauled by a grizzly.

Following the active events that took place afterwards, the weekend attack of Banff National Park, officers of the outdoor environment recreational park closed the area off around Red Deer and Panther valleys, Park Canada explained.

"This is a tragic incident, and Parks Canada wishes to express its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims," officials said.

Doug Inglis and Jenny Gusse alerted family members with a three-word text: "Bear attack bad."

A family member told The Calgary Herald that he felt helpless after receiving the text.

A couple mauled to death by a grizzly bear last week sent out a final desperate text message, a family member told The Calgary Herald.

The text simply read: "Bear attack bad," The Herald reported.

It was sent by Doug Inglis and Jenny Gusse, both 62, before they were killed inside Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada

They were on a seven-day hiking trip in the vast national park when they were attacked, Doug's uncle, Colin, told The Herald.

They were experienced hikers who regularly kept their family updated through a satellite device, he said.

Colin said the couple said on the afternoon of September 29 that they had bunkered down near the Red Deer River in the Panther Valley after not reaching their preferred campsite on time.

But several hours later, he got a phone call from Garmin — the company that operates the satellite device — telling him an SOS had been activated.

"The alarm bells were going off, 'this is not good' — that means there'd been some engagement. You're completely helpless to know what's going on," Colin Inglis told the Herald.

The device then sent the three-word message.

The government agency Parks Canada also received the alert and immediately dispatched a response team with a helicopter, Colin said.

However, due to poor weather, they were unable to use the helicopter to get close so went on foot, which took more than three hours, he added.

When they arrived, they found that the couple and their dog — a border collie named Trist — had been mauled to death, Colin said.

"Their tent had collapsed, and their e-readers were open," he told the Herald, adding that it appeared as if one of them might have left their tent to fight the bear.

"One can of bear spray had been fully discharged but this bear was not to be deterred," Colin said. "It's possible one was on the outside trying to fend off the bear while the other was in the tent sending the message."

Officials found a grizzly bear believed to be responsible for the deadly attack and shot it dead, he added.

Parks Canada said in a statement over the weekend that the bear "displayed aggressive behavior, leading Parks Canada staff to euthanize the bear on-site to ensure public safety."