Four grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughter
Verified: 14 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 3 of them from Canada. 4 killed, according to 5 outlets.
The sow and her three cubs were responsible for killing Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, earlier this month.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- 45 outlets: bbc.co.uk, cbsnews.com +3· latest Nov 11, 1:29 PM UTCFour grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughter ↗
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, 5:30 AM UTC+10 hCanadian Authorities Kill 4 Bears Involved in Deadly Attack on Hikersnytimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:28 AM UTC+13 hDNA confirms pack of four grizzly bears killed mother and daughter in rare predatory attack in Canadaindependent.co.uk ↗
- 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 h· you’re reading thisFour grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughterbbc.co.uk ↗
[Claude] All three reports cover the same fatal grizzly attack on a mother and daughter in B.C. and agree on the bears involved and the outcome.
1h agoOnly 1 source — pending corroboration
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1h agoAverage source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: wire
1h ago1 wire service confirmed
1h agoFour grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughter The sow and her three cubs were responsible for killing Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, earlier this month.
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