Black Bear Kills Teen Near Yellowknife
CBC News
June 3, 2001
YELLOWKNIFE - A weekend camping trip in the Northwest Territories turned to tragedy Saturday when an 18-year-old man was mauled to death by a black bear.
Kyle Harry of Yellowknife was camping with a 14-year-old female friend about 25 kilometers east of the city when the bear approached them, the RCMP said.
The bear caught Harry and mauled him to death.
But the girl was able to escape through dense bush and find a nearby highway, where she was picked up by passing motorists.
She was treated in Yellowknife for injuries she received while running from the bear.
Emergency response teams were sent to the area and found Harry's body about 200 meters from the campsite.
While the teams tried to recover the body, a black bear appeared and was shot and wounded. It's not known whether it was same bear responsible for Harry's death.
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