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Chetwynd The Echo

Location

Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Sep 24, 2004

Page

15

Fort St John man survives grizzly bear attack in Alaska backcountry

Fort St John resident Jay Stafford, 28, and his father were attacked by a mother grizzly and one cub while packing elk meat near the Halfway River headwaters west of Pink Mountain on September 13. Stafford killed the female bear with a rifle. both men sustained injuries but are recovering in hospital and plan to hunt again.

Alaska Highway News Fort ST. John Jay Stafford Terry Halfway River Pink Mountain Stafford Jay Terry Stafford Keith Rande Peace River Rande Staffords B.C. Wildlife Branch B.C

Grizzly cubs killed after attack near Pink Mountain

Conservation officers destroyed two grizzly cubs after they and their mother attacked hunter Jay Stafford and his father Terry near the Halfway River headwaters west of Pink Mountain in British Columbia. The mother was shot during the incident. the cubs were found nearby, one healthy and one skinny. The Staffords sustained puncture wounds, severe scratches, and a sprained ankle and are recovering.

Fort ST. John B.C Pink Mountain Halfway River Keith Rande Peace River Jay Stafford Terry Rande Terry Stafford British Columbia Canada NDP

Conservation officers probe grizzly attack near Pink Mountain

A bear attack last week left Jay Stafford and his father Terry injured as conservation officers fly to the Halfway River headwaters near Pink Mountain to locate the female grizzly and her cubs. They fear cubs may associate humans with food and may be destroyed to prevent further danger.

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