Fatal bear attack in St. Clements Manitoba

Black bear kills Manitoba man
The black bear that mauled a 69-year-old Manitoba man to death has been found dead.

The man was attacked while picking plums north of Winnipeg Friday afternoon near Highway 59..

A police officer and the man's family found his body but the bear was still in the area, and it came at them..

The officer fired two shots, wounding the animal.. Its body was found a few hours later.

Manitoba Conservation spokesman Hank Hristienko says it's difficult to determine what prompted the attack, because some bears will act in a defensive way and huff and stomp the ground if you are too close..
Then, He says there are bears that will look to humans as potential prey and their approach is often silent..

Hristienko says bear attacks are still extremely rare. This is only the third time a black bear has killed a person in Manitoba since the late 1920's..

CJOB's Robert Holland reporting