‘Help. Bear’: How a desperate whisper helped RCMP officers save 2 women from a black bear attack
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The Conservation Officer Service said predatory attacks by black bears are extremely rare but it does appear this bear was treating the two women as food.
“It’s the scariest thing I’ve had to do in 21 years, I can tell you that. But I know any RCMP officer would have done the same.”
Staff Sgt. Damon Werrell with the Dawson Creek RCMP said he still can’t quite believe what happened when he received a call about a bear attacking two women on Monday evening.
He was on his way home from hockey practice when he saw a police vehicle speeding along the road.
Shortly after, Werrell received a phone call from another officer about a bear attack taking place near his home.
“I’m familiar with the area,” he said. “The members also knew I had access to a UTV or side-by-side in order to access some trails.
“The information that we had was that the attack had happened at the Cross Country Ski Club and that the caller had last seen his mother’s head in the bear’s mouth.”
Werrell said any RCMP officer is ready to jump in right away if someone needs help.
He raced home, fuelled up his UTV, and another officer, Const. Lucas Bielicz, jumped on with him and they sped off as the sun was setting.
