April 18, 2024

Bear attack in Whistler

A 55 year old Coquitlam man is recovering from a bear attack in Whistler.

Police say the man was in a backyard hot tub yesterday afternoon at a home in the  4800 block of Casabella Crescent when he felt a heavy blow to the back of his head.

It knocked him forward in the tub and when he turned around he was looking into the face of a black bear.

The man yelled at it and ran into the house.

Police found the bear about 100 metres in a neighbouring wooded area and killed it

The man was treated for lacerations to the back of his head.

CKNW Vancouver News

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