Mother and daughter killed in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

A mother and her daughter have died in a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola in Canada’s British Columbia province, according to local media and Anadolu Agency.

Family members identified the victims as Jennifer Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, CBC News reported on Wednesday.

The women were reported missing on Nov. 1 after they did not return from an afternoon walk, CBC News quoted the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service as saying.

“The way it starts is a few hours of not hearing from them,” Josh Balcarras, Jennifer Balcarras’ brother, told CBC News.

“That turns into a day, and then a night … then a second night comes and it becomes a real thing,” he said.

Balcarras’ body was recovered from the Snooka West Trail area on Monday afternoon. Reed was found the following day.

Inspector Jeff Tyre of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said the search involved several agencies, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and local search and rescue teams.