Grizzly bear mauls hiker near Minnewanka

August 28, 2005
Source: Calgary Herald
Original story — link verified on August 28, 2005

A treacherous summer mixing humans and bears took another twist Saturday when a woman was attacked by a grizzly sow while hiking near Lake Minnewanka. The woman, a transient worker from Banff, was hiking alone when she was caught off guard and found herself between the sow grizzly bear and her two cubs.

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