WHITEHORSE — There was nothing a woman could have done to prevent a predatory attack by a starving grizzly bear that killed her and her 10-month-old daughter, the Yukon Coroner’s Service has concluded. On his way back in the afternoon, he noticed bear tracks starting about one kilometre away from the cabin. However, the tracks veered away from his snowmobile trail and he returned to the cabin to find it empty. This was a tragic chance occurrenceHe fired four shots, killing the bear, before discovering the bodies of his partner and baby daughter, the coroner’s report says. Hitchcock said this is the first double fatal grizzly bear mauling in Yukon to his knowledge.

Source: National Post March 28, 2019 12:45 UTC