Two Women Identified as Victims of Suspected Grizzly Attack Near Bella Coola

Two Women Identified as Victims of Suspected Grizzly Attack Near Bella Coola

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British Columbia Conservation Officer Service officials identified the victims of a suspected grizzly bear attack on the Snooka West Trail as 48-year-old Jennifer Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter Selah Reed on 4 November, near Bella Coola. The bodies were first discovered on 1 November when officers found the mother dead on the trail and began searching for her teenage daughter. Earlier reports described the incident as a possible grizzly attack and noted that a second such incident had occurred in the community within a year.

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British Columbia Conservation Officer Service Inspector Jeff Tyre Samuel Schooner Nuxalk Nation

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Snooka West trail, near Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada Great Bear rainforest, British Columbia, Canada

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November 04, 2026
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Two Women Killed in Suspected Multi-Bear Attack Near Bella Coola, BC
Two Women Killed in Suspected Multi-Bear Attack Near Bella Coola, BC

The Guardian • 04 Nov 20:25

Conservation officers in British Columbia say a 20-year-old woman and her mother were fatally attacked near a trail east of Bella Coola, and investigators are considering the involvement of more than one grizzly bear.

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Mother and daughter killed in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola
Mother and daughter killed in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola

CBS News • 04 Nov 15:27

Authorities say a mother, Jennifer Balcarras, and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, died after a suspected grizzly bear attack on the Snooka West Trail in British Columbia.

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Mother and daughter found dead after suspected grizzly bear attack on British Columbia trail
Mother and daughter found dead after suspected grizzly bear attack on British Columbia trail

NBC News • 04 Nov 14:56

A mother and her daughter were discovered dead on a trail near Bella Coola, British Columbia, in what officials say may be a grizzly bear attack.

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Two women killed in suspected grizzly bear attack on Bella Coola trail
Two women killed in suspected grizzly bear attack on Bella Coola trail

New York Post • 04 Nov 13:41

A mother and her 20-year-old daughter were found dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack on the Snooka West Trail near Bella Coola, British Columbia.

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Mother and daughter killed in suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola
Mother and daughter killed in suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola

Vancouver Sun • 04 Nov 03:15

Two women, identified as Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 19, were found dead after a search on the Snooka West Trail, with authorities suspecting a grizzly bear was involved.

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Mother and teenage daughter found dead in Bella Coola after suspected grizzly attack
Mother and teenage daughter found dead in Bella Coola after suspected grizzly attack

The Globe and Mail • 04 Nov 02:52

Authorities say a grizzly bear likely killed a 48-year-old mother and her 19-year-old daughter in Bella Coola, marking the second such incident in the community within a year.

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November 03, 2026
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Two women identified as victims of suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola
Two women identified as victims of suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola

CBC • 03 Nov 22:33

Authorities have identified a 48-year-old mother and her 20-year-old daughter as the victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack on the Snooka West Trail near Bella Coola, British Columbia.

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Mother found dead, daughter still missing after suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola
Mother found dead, daughter still missing after suspected grizzly attack near Bella Coola

The Guardian • 03 Nov 22:15

A British Columbia conservation officer service discovered the body of a mother and continues to search for her 19-year-old daughter after a suspected grizzly bear attack on the Snooka West trail.

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