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Part of situation: Maple Ridge bear attack and RCMP response (3 clusters)

Maple Ridge bear attack: Search continues for aggressive black bear

black bear attack Maple Ridge BC Conservation Officers wildlife safety residential bear encounter

Authorities in Maple Ridge are continuing to search for an adult black bear that attacked a three-year-old girl on a residential property on August 9. The child, Anaiyah, was playing on a deck when the encounter occurred. A parent intervened to chase the bear away, and the girl was airlifted to BC Children’s Hospital, where she is recovering from non-life-altering injuries.

Maple Ridge RCMP reported that the bear returned to the area multiple times following the attack. Officers discharged a firearm in an attempt to protect public safety, striking a bear that then fled into a wooded area. However, a necropsy performed by BC Conservation Officers determined that the bear killed by the RCMP was not the offending animal responsible for the attack.

BC Conservation Officers are currently testing DNA samples collected from the scene. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe fundraiser has been established to support the victim's parents, Andrea Lekei and Bradley Farnum, to assist with costs while they care for their daughter.

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Anaiyah · BC Children’s Hospital · BC Conservation Officer Service · Maple Ridge · Maple Ridge RCMP

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This 3-Year-Old In British Columbia Is Lucky To Be Alive After Bear Attack [www.backyardgardenlover.com]
3 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Nelson Star [nelsonstar.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Ladysmith Chronicle [ladysmithchronicle.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier [caledoniacourier.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Chemainus Valley Courier [chemainusvalleycourier.ca]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - West K News [westknews.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Barriere North Thompson Star [barrierestarjournal.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Burns Lake Lakes District News [burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Ladysmith Chronicle [ladysmithchronicle.com]
5 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Grand Forks Gazette [grandforksgazette.ca]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - The Interior News [interior-news.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Kimberley Bulletin [kimberleybulletin.com]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Quesnel Cariboo Observer [quesnelobserver.com]
4 days ago
RCMP seeking teen suspect after alleged bear spray incident in Langford mall - Vancouver Island Free Daily [vancouverislandfreedaily.com]
3 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Williams Lake Tribune [wltribune.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - 100 Mile Free Press [100milefreepress.net]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Abbotsford News [abbynews.com]
5 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Port Alberni Valley News [albernivalleynews.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Aldergrove Star [aldergrovestar.com]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal [ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com]
5 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Campbell River Mirror [campbellrivermirror.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Clearwater Times [clearwatertimes.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Cloverdale Reporter [cloverdalereporter.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Comox Valley Record [comoxvalleyrecord.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Cranbrook Daily Townsman [cranbrooktownsman.com]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Creston Valley Advance [crestonvalleyadvance.ca]
5 days ago
RCMP seeking teen suspect after alleged bear spray incident in Langford mall - Goldstream News Gazette [goldstreamgazette.com]
3 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Houston Today [houston-today.com]
4 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Kelowna Capital News [kelownacapnews.com]
5 days ago
Fundraiser started to help parents of Maple Ridge bear attack victim - Keremeos Review [keremeosreview.com]
5 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Lake Country Calendar [lakecountrycalendar.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Nanaimo News Bulletin [nanaimobulletin.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Cowichan Valley Citizen [cowichanvalleycitizen.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Oak Bay News [oakbaynews.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Peace Arch News [peacearchnews.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Peninsula News Review [peninsulanewsreview.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Penticton Western News [pentictonwesternnews.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Revelstoke Review [revelstokereview.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Salmon Arm Observer [saobserver.net]
4 days ago
RCMP seeking teen suspect after alleged bear spray incident in Langford mall - Sooke News Mirror [sookenewsmirror.com]
3 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Terrace Standard [terracestandard.com]
4 days ago
British Columbia hiker airlifted after grizzly attack in South Chilcotin backcountry [www.thecooldown.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - The Free Press [thefreepress.ca]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Chilliwack Progress [theprogress.com]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Trail Times [trailtimes.ca]
4 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Vernon Morning Star [vernonmorningstar.com]
4 days ago
RCMP seeking teen suspect after alleged bear spray incident in Langford mall - Victoria News [vicnews.com]
3 days ago
Search for bear continues in Lower Mainland attack - Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News [westerlynews.ca]
4 days ago