DNA links 4 grizzly bears to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada, officials say
Verified: 16 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 3 of them from Canada. 4 killed, according to 6 outlets.
DNA evidence linked four grizzly bears to the deaths of Jennifer Balcarras and Selah Reed near Bella Coola, British Columbia, officials said.
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- 46 outlets: bbc.co.uk, cbsnews.com +4· latest Nov 11, 8:07 PM UTCCanada kills four grizzly bears linked to mother, daughter deaths ↗
3 outlets from Canada, where the story is: Global News, The Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press · how we count
- Nov 10, 7:07 PM UTCFirst reportFour grizzly bears involved in deadly attack on mother and daughter in B.C.winnipegfreepress.com ↗
- Nov 10, 7:12 PM UTC+4 minFatal B.C. attack involved 4 bears displaying ‘predatory behaviour,’ officials sayglobalnews.ca ↗
- Nov 10, 7:12 PM UTC+4 minFour bears involved in fatal B.C. attack that left mother and daughter deadtheglobeandmail.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:28 AM UTC+16 h4 grizzly bears killed mom and daughter in Canada, DNA confirmscbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 1:29 PM UTC+18 hFour grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughterbbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 8:07 PM UTC+25 hCanada kills four grizzly bears linked to mother, daughter deathspunchng.com ↗
- Nov 11, 9:09 PM UTC+26 h· you’re reading thisDNA links 4 grizzly bears to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada, officials sayfoxnews.com ↗
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