Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region
Jul 27, 2025 | 2:52 PM
CRANBROOK — A man has suffered “significant” injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior.
The province’s Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the attack happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along the Kootenay River near West Creston, B.C.
The post says a couple were e-biking along the river when woman heard her husband scream, then saw a bear running toward her.
The service says the woman used bear spray on the animal to deter it, then saw a second one attacking her husband.
