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Mother and Daughter Killed in Grizzly Bear Attack in British Columbia, Officials Say

Conservation officers believe the attack that killed a mother and her 20-year-old daughter may have involved multiple grizzly bears, and officers are working to trap bears along a trail.

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A mother and her 20-year-old daughter were killed in an attack that conservation officers now believe may have involved multiple grizzly bears, according to a report by The Guardian. Search teams in Canada found the body of the younger woman and confirmed that both women were killed, the outlet reported.

The Guardian said the women had been reported missing over the weekend and were found near a trail close to their home. Conservation officers in British Columbia made statements late on Tuesday, the outlet reported, but the summary available to this newspaper does not give the full substance of those remarks.

The New York Times reported that wildlife officers were working to trap grizzly bears along a trail after the remains of two hikers were found near a remote community in British Columbia this week. That account describes the location differently from The Guardian, which said the women were found near their home, and the available summaries do not reconcile the two descriptions.

The sources also differ in emphasis on the number of animals involved. The Guardian said officers believe the attack could have involved multiple grizzly bears, while The New York Times said officers were trying to trap grizzly bears without giving a number. Neither summary says whether any bear has been captured.

The Guardian described the victims as a mother and daughter, while The New York Times described them as hikers. The available summaries do not give the names of the women.

Sources: The Guardian: Mother and daughter both killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm; The New York Times: Canadian Officials Search for Bears After Mother and Daughter Are Killed on Hike.

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