Posted on 09/16/2014 10:38:26 AM PDT by george76
Lorna Weafer, the 36-year-old Suncor instrument technician who was mauled and killed by a black bear ... Weafer was on her way back to work from a washroom when she was attacked by a large, male black bear while working at a Suncor oilsands site north of Fort McMurray, Alta., around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. She was declared dead on the scene.
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Mike Ewald, an investigator with Alberta Fish and Wildlife, said Weafer’s co-workers tried to scare the bear off using fire extinguishers, a water cannon and air horn — “all general things that should scare it off,” Ewald noted.
Employees told him the bear would shy off for a bit, but kept coming back, eventually killing the woman.
“This bear was very determined,” Ewald said, adding that the attack lasted about an hour.
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The last fatal black bear mauling in Alberta was somewhere around 1991 in Slave Lake.”
In that incident, as 12-year-old boy was killed at a campground. Prior to that, in 1980, two oil rig workers were killed by a black bear near Zama Lake, Alta.
Attacks by grizzly bears are more common,
(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...
nobody had a gun?
lone bears hunting people as a source of food are the greatest cause of deadly maulings and related predatory attempts.
Another gun free zone.
Canada.
If that had been here in Alaska, there would have been several .45-70s and/or 12ga shotguns handy.
You’re supposed to curl up in a ball, piss your pants and upchuck.
This would not happen in Texas
Rule #1: Don’t act like bear food!
Rule #2: See Rule #1.
On the other bear attack thread, the nature pros in the field said bear spray is best.
Was bear spray attempted here?
They're in bear country, but on employer's company premises.
I would not be surprised if employer had a "no guns at work" policy.
Oh... Ok! ;)
I went with my husband on quite a few bear hunts in Alberta and British Columbia, black bears and grizzly.
We were well armed, as you might guess. I can’t believe that these people were not.
Canada. Nobody had a gun.
On the other hand perhaps the inspiring psychologist tried to analyze the bear?
This bear was very determined .. the attack lasted about an hour.
Little brass bells nor bear spray would not have much difference.
Gun free zone ?
Last week, a mountain lion was spotted in the vicinity of an elementary school near Mt. Vernon, Virginia. That area is hardly rural, and the last place you would expect to see such a thing. In the meantime, the kids at the school have been kept inside.
Apparently, it seems there are many people in Canada who are horrified at the idea that guns might be useful in some way. How many more deaths like that will it take for them to get over that feeling? I can understand their feelings in a civilized area with little or no crime, but in the wilderness with dangerous critters? Give me a break.
Lots of people denigrate the use of bear spray. I think it’s often a knee jerk macho reaction. A bears olafactory system is thousands of times more sensitive than a dog’s. I carry bear spray with me while bear hunting, along with a firearm.
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