A Canadian mother and daughter were killed by a female grizzly bear and her three cubs while on a nature trail, according to DNA findings.
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Forensic tests conclusively linked the four bears to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said Tuesday.
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Balcarras and Reed were found roughly 490 feet apart near a trail outside Bella Coola, which is about 620 miles north of Vancouver, last week.
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Authorities said conservation officers killed all four bears to 'protect public safety' after considering the evidence.
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The investigation conducted by the service found that the 'rare' deadly encounter with the bears 'likely involved predatory behavior.'
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More details were not provided.
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Balcarras was reported missing by her family after going out in the Snooka West Trail area on Saturday, October 31, and missing a routine night call with her sister.
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Her remains were found first on November 2, followed by Reed's in a bear cache, where the creatures store food, one day later.
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The DNA testing also determined that the four bears were not involved in a separate grizzly attack on a group of approximately 20 elementary school students and teachers in the same area last November.
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That attack injured 11 people, including two critically.
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Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her daughter, Selah Reed, 20, were found dead near a trail outside Bella Coola last week after a 'rare' deadly encounter with four bears
The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said Tuesday that Balcarras and Reed were killed by a female grizzly bear and her three cubs
Balcarras's brother, Josh Balcarras, said the pair knew the trail and were on a 'casual walk.
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'It's surreal,' he told CBC News.
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'It doesn't seem real.
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It feels like a dream.'
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Inspector Jeff Tyre described the deadly attack and its predatory nature as 'very rare.
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'We don't know how it started, but we know how it ended,' Tyre told reporters in an online briefing on Tuesday.
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Tyre said the complex investigation for the 'heartbreaking event' had required more than one dozen conservation officers.
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He said the officers worked in 'difficult terrain and weather while carefully managing ongoing risk to the public and officer safety.
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All trapping equipment used in the response to the deadly attack has been removed and the investigation has now finished.
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Authorities emphasized that fatal grizzly bear attacks involving predatory behavior were 'rare' but said the risk could be reduced by leashing pets and traveling in groups.
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Balcarras was reported missing last Saturday after missing a routine nighttime call with her sister, and her remains were found November 2
Balcarras was reported missing after going out in the Snooka West Trail and not giving any signs afterwards
The bears who killed Balcarras and her daughter were not involved a separate grizzly attack that injured 11 people in the same area last November
A GoFundMe fundraiser organized by a relative, Mary Melissa Smith, said Balcarras had recently moved to Bella Coola 'to pursue a new career and begin a new chapter in her life.
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That also meant that she had not established savings or put aside funds to deal with unforeseen expenses, Smith said.
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The fundraiser said Balcarras was survived by three young adult children, including a son and two daughters, as well as a grandchild.
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Reed, the daughter killed by the four bears, was mourned as having 'her whole life ahead of her.
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'She was only beginning her journey into adulthood, making this loss even more heartbreaking,' Smith wrote.
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The fundraiser said the money would go towards covering funeral costs and other related expenses.
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The funeral is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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As of Wednesday evening, the campaign had raised about $81,200 CAD (or $57,000 USD) of its $90,000 CAD ($63,166 USD) goal.
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Balcarras's brother said the mother and daughter pair knew the trail and had been on a 'casual walk' when they were killed
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A GoFundMe fundraiser said Balcarras was survived by three young adult children, including a son and two daughters, and a grandchild
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The indigenous Nuxalk Nation, which is based in Bella Coola, said the deaths brought back memories of last year's bear attack.
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'This attack has been deeply re–triggering for our community members as we continue to recover from last year's attack,' Tlhmtimut Samuel Schooner, the Nuxalk Nation's elected chief councilor, said Tuesday.
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In response, the Nuxalk Nation has recommended that locals adhere to an 8pm curfew.
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has also deployed officers into the area, who will escort students from the school bus, conduct additional night patrols and provide voluntary late night rides.
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Residents were also asked to remove fruit from trees and keep dogs indoors or on a leash.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to British Columbia Conservation Officer Service for further comment.
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