bear attack

A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder

12:03pm November 12, 2024

Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.

A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear

2:30pm October 31, 2024

The 50-year-old had been reported overdue from a deer hunting trip. At least 30,000 brown bears are estimated to be in Alaska and mainly live along the southern coast.

Jenny Gusse and Doug Inglis worked together doing scientific research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a government agency. In their free time, they were avid outdoors enthusiasts.

World News

The couple killed by a bear in Banff were able to send an SOS text: 'Bear attack bad'

11:26am October 06, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The two backpackers in Canada's Banff National Park seem to have emptied a can of bear spray, trying to get the animal to leave their camp. When rescuers arrived, the bear charged at them.

Visitors canoe on Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park in Banff, Alberta, Canada, on May 23, 2023.

World News

A grizzly bear kills 2 people in Canada's Banff National Park

3:10pm October 02, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Authorities received a GPS alert of a bear attack, and once on the scene, found two deceased individuals and an aggressive bear.

There have been at least 19 recorded black bear attacks since the 1970s.

National

A Washington state woman fended off a black bear attack

5:01am October 24, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being treated at a hospital, according to officials. Wildlife officers killed a bear found nearby.