Charges laid against 2 hikers with off-leash dog followed by grizzly in Banff
Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park on Sunday, July 19. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. The video ends with the hikers still backing away from the grizzly as it runs away off the trail.
- ▪Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park on Sunday, July 19.
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- ▪The video ends with the hikers still backing away from the grizzly as it runs away off the trail.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Banff hikers charged after off-leash dog encounter with grizzly bear — The Globe and Mail
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Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park on Sunday, July 19. The video of the encounter on Taylor Lake trail shows two people, one visible on camera and one recording, backing up along a trail as the grizzly follows closely.Washington State resident Brook Koski told Storyful that her husband, Kraig, initially encountered the bear on his own while jogging ahead of Brook on the trail.The footage, filmed by Brook, shows the bear slowly following Kraig as he walked away backwards, facing the bear, along with their dog Lola.In the video, Kraig is heard yelling, “Back off!”Brook, who was shooting the footage, yells, “You’re too close!” Story continues below advertisement if ( typeof(…
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