A 79-year-old woman sustained substantial, but non-life-threatening injuries that required stitches after a bear attack while out with her dog near the archery club in Smithers.
Conservation officer Ron Leblanc said the Wednesday (Aug. 2) incident was a defensive attack as the woman and her off-leash dog startled the bear.
“The bear wasn’t doing anything it shouldn’t, it was just out eating berries and salmon,” Leblanc said.
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