They attacked mother and daughter: 4 brown bears were culled in the country!

NEWS CENTER / According to the BBC, the investigation launched after the grizzly bear attack in British Columbia, Canada, in which a mother and her daughter lost their lives, has come to an end. Authorities announced that the mother bear and her three cubs who carried out the attack were neutralized.

The incident happened on a trail in the Bella Coola area earlier this month. The death of 48-year-old Jennifer Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, as a result of a wild animal attack, while they were out for a noon walk, left the local people devastated.

DNA TESTS REVEALED THE TRUTH

More than a dozen officers took part in the large-scale investigation initiated by the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS), despite difficult terrain and weather conditions. As a result of forensic examinations and DNA analysis, it was conclusively proven that the attack was carried out by a female brown bear and her three cubs.

BCCOS Superintendent Jeff Tire said in a statement that the incident involved "extremely rare hunting-oriented behavior." It was reported that all four bears were killed in line with the state's human-wildlife conflict guidelines to protect public safety.

Additionally, DNA tests confirmed that these four bears were not related to the bear that attacked a school group in the same area in November 2025, injuring 11 people. The bear responsible for last year's incident was never found.

'THEY WERE TWO HALFS OF AN APPLE'

Relatives of the victims and local people were shaken by the pain. Jennifer Balcarras' brother, Josh, told CBC that his sister and niece were "like two halves of the same apple," that they did everything together and that wherever Jenny went, Selah was always with her.

In his message, Nuxalk Nation Elected Chief Samuel Schooner said, "We have learned that the bears responsible for the attack have been captured and neutralized. We thank the BC Conservation Officer Service for their dedicated work. This tragedy has reopened deep wounds in our community, which is trying to heal the wounds of last year's attack. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims."