Bear attack closes Minnewanka Trail

August 30, 2005
Source: Banff Crag and Canyon
Original story — link verified on August 31, 2005

Campgrounds and trails along the north shore of Lake Minnewanka remained closed Monday as Parks Canada wardens searched for a sow bear involved in the mauling of a female hiker who ventured unknowingly between the sow and its cubs late Saturday morning.

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