A grizzly bear walks through deep Sedge grass at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, Canada. Image source, Getty Images
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Between 10,000 and 13,000 grizzly bears are estimated to live in British Columbia (file image)

ByNardine Saad
  • Published36 minutes ago

A mother and daughter have died after a suspected grizzly bear attack in the Canadian province of British Columbia, their family has announced.

The women - identified as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20 -were reported missing on 1 November when they did not return from what was supposed to be a short afternoon walk, the family said.