Four Grizzlies Killed After Fatal Bella Coola Attack

DNA and forensic testing confirmed that a sow and her three cubs were involved in the fatal attack on a mother and daughter near Bella Coola, British Columbia. Authorities said the attack was predatory, an uncommon behavior, and the four bears were killed because they posed an ongoing public safety risk and could not be rehabilitated or relocated. Officials also clarified that the bears were not involved in a separate 2025 attack on schoolchildren.