Man picking huckleberries attacked by a bear
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A 79 year old man is recovering after he was attacked by an angry bear sow last Sunday (July 17).
The man was picking berries in a remote area northeast of Williams Lake, and Joel Kline of the Conservation Officer Service says he came across a mother and her cub.
Kline says the mother attacked, likely trying to protect her cub and her food source.
“That kind of information, along with the other witness information led us to believe that it was a defensive attack. The sow was likely protecting her cub, and the food source, as the witness and the victim were picking huckleberries at the time,” explained Kline.