WABAKIMI PROVINCIAL PARK – OPP Northwest Region reports that officers with the Armstrong OPP detachment and emergency medical services responded to a report of a bear attack inside a camp in a remote area in Wabakimi Provincial Park in the morning on June 12.
Officers responded to the area and located one individual with non-life-threatening injuries. The bear was gone when they arrived.
The person was transported to the hospital by EMS.
The public must be cautious when encountering bears and other wildlife. For information on preventing and reporting encounters with black bears, contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
