Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog in Canada

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#englishnews #grizzlybear   News Article :- An "aggressive" grizzly bear has killed two people in Canada's Banff National Park, park officials said on Sunday.  They were notified of the incident on Friday evening, after receiving a GPS alert used to report bear attacks.  A specialised response team then travelled on foot overnight through the mountains and located the deceased couple some five hours later.  The bear, still displaying aggressive behaviour, was euthanised on-site "to ensure public safety", officials said.  It was the second deadly grizzly attack in North America since July. When the alarm was triggered on Friday around 20:00 MT (03:00 BST), Parks Canada immediately mobilised a Wildlife Human Attack Response Team, according to a news release.  Weather conditions prevented officials from travelling to the site of the attack by helicopter.  They travelled on ground, arriving in the thick of night around 01:00 on Saturday.  The bodies of the victims were removed from the grounds in the Red Deer River Valley at around 05:00 local time - with the help of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police - and taken to Sundre, Alberta, over 186 miles (300km) away.  Officials did not identify the victims, but a family member told Canadian media they were a couple who were seasoned backcountry hikers.  "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.  The family member said the couple's dog was also killed by the grizzly.  An estimated 691 grizzly bears live in Alberta - 65 of them in Banff National Park - according to Parks Canada.  Only 14% of grizzly bear attacks are fatal, according to Reuters, but as more people head outdoors, human-bear encounters are on the rise.  In July, a grizzly bear fatally mauled a woman on a forest trail west of Yellowstone National Park.  Following the attack at Banff National Park, officials closed an area around Red Deer and Panther valleys, Parks Canada said.  "This is a tragic incident, and Parks Canada wishes to express its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims," officials said.

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00:00 An aggressive grizzly bear has killed two people in Canada's Banff National Park, park

00:05 officials said on Sunday.

00:07 They were notified of the incident on Friday evening, after receiving a GPS alert used

00:12 to report bear attacks.

00:14 A specialised response team then travelled on foot overnight through the mountains and

00:19 located the deceased couple some five hours later.

00:22 The bear, still displaying aggressive behaviour, was euthanised on site to ensure public safety,

00:29 officials said.

00:30 It was the second deadly grizzly attack in North America since July.

00:34 When the alarm was triggered on Friday around 2000hrs Mt. 3 o'clock BST, Parks Canada immediately

00:42 mobilised a wildlife human attack response team, according to a news release.

00:48 Weather conditions prevented officials from travelling to the site of the attack by helicopter.

00:53 They travelled on ground, arriving in the thick of night around 1 o'clock on Saturday.

00:58 The bodies of the victims were removed from the grounds in the Red Deer River Valley at

01:03 around 5 o'clock local time, with the help of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and

01:08 taken to Sunder, Alberta, over 186 miles (300km) away.

01:16 Officials did not identify the victims, but a family member told Canadian media they were

01:21 a couple who were seasoned backcountry hikers.

01:24 They lived for being in the backcountry and were two of the most cautious people I know.

01:29 They knew bear protocol and followed it to a T, the family member told CBC News in a

01:35 statement.

01:36 The family member said the couple's dog was also killed by the grizzly.

01:40 An estimated 691 grizzly bears live in Alberta, 65 of them in Banff National Park, according

01:47 to Parks Canada.

01:49 Nearly 14 per cent of grizzly bear attacks are fatal, according to Reuters, but as more

01:54 people head outdoors, human bear encounters are on the rise.

01:58 In July, a grizzly bear fatally mauled a woman on a forest trail west of Yellowstone National

02:04 Park.

02:05 Following the attack at Banff National Park, officials closed an area around Red Deer and

02:10 Banther Valleys, Parks Canada said.

02:13 This is a tragic incident, and Parks Canada wishes to express its sincere condolences

02:19 to the families and friends of the victims, officials said.

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