Aggressive grizzly forces area closure

August 21, 2002
Source: Banff Crag and Canyon
Original story - link not found on October 15, 2004
By Geneviève Behara

The area around Helen Lake and Katherine Lake has been closed following an aggressive encounter with a grizzly bear. A group of people had surrounded a grizzly while attempting to take its picture and received a bluff charge from the bear in exchange. The group was hiking near Helen Lake.

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