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B.C. family rescues exhausted baby bear swimming in Okanagan Lake

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Judd, A. (2026, September 19). B.C. family rescues exhausted baby bear swimming in Okanagan Lake. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12065220/baby-bear-rescue-okanagan-lake/

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During a family boating trip on Okanagan Lake near Vernon last weekend, Christina Zamniuk noticed an exhausted baby bear swimming in the middle of the lake. The cub was struggling to stay afloat and blowing bubbles, prompting Zamniuk’s family to help by getting a rope around it and bringing it aboard their boat for warmth. After about an hour, as advised by the B.C. Conservation Service, they released the bear near shore, allowing it to safely return to land.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On September 12, a family boating on Okanagan Lake near Vernon, B.C. rescued an exhausted baby bear cub that was struggling to swim in the middle of the lake. The cub, named Boo Boo by the rescuers, was shivering and barely able to paddle when they found it. Despite contacting the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) for guidance, the family was advised over the phone to release the cub back into the wild without assistance from officers on-site. This left the Zamniuk family concerned about the bear's welfare and how authorities handled the situation. The Northern Lights Wildlife Society later sent a team to monitor the area where Boo Boo was released near Chief Saddlemen Road in Parker Cove, but the cub’s fate remains uncertain due to lack of follow-up from officials.

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B.C. family rescues exhausted baby bear swimming in Okanagan Lake · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

A recent family boating trip on Okanagan Lake turned into a wildlife water rescue mission. asserted

trip → turn → mission

Christina Zamniuk told Global News that they were boating between their Vernon lakehouse and Adventure Bay last weekend when a baby bear was spotted swimming in the middle of the lake. asserted

bear → tell → lake

She said it was clear that the cub was exhausted and struggling to keep its head above water. asserted

cub → say → water

The family called the B.C. Conservation Service for guidance as they were unsure what to do. asserted

they → call → what

In the meantime, they were able to get a rope around the bear and brought the cub, which they named Boo Boo, onto the boat to warm up. asserted

they → get → boat

Get breaking National news “His little nose was going under,” Zamniuk said. asserted

Zamniuk → get → news

“He was blowing bubbles. asserted

He → blow → bubbles

His little back legs were not moving anymore. asserted

legs → move → ?

He was just paddling with his front and he was just exhausted. asserted

he → paddle → front

So we got him in there… asserted

we → get → him

We got him on the boat. asserted

We → get → boat

He was shivering, shaking, he was absolutely terrified.” asserted

he → shiver → ?

Zamniuk said they kept the bear on the boat to warm up for about an hour. asserted

they → say → hour

NDP → find → moratorium

On the advice of the B.C. Conservation Service, they were told to take Boo Boo close to shore and with a loving shove, he was able to make it onto land and went on his way. asserted

he → tell → way