# Investigators probe whether multiple grizzlies killed mother and daughter in British Columbia

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-than-one-grizzly-bear-likely-behind-savage-attack-that-killed-mother-and-daughter-on-canadian-nature-trail/
- Published: 2026-11-05T02:23:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:47:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16265859/grizzly-bear-attack-killed-mother-daughter.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, UK, World

## Key points

- A mother and daughter were found dead near Bella Coola.
- Investigators have not ruled out multiple grizzly bears.
- A family fundraiser was nearing its C$35,000 target.

## Summary

Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, were found dead near Bella Coola, British Columbia, after going missing on Sunday. Investigators say they have not ruled out the possibility that more than one grizzly bear was involved, but the cause and circumstances remain under investigation.

Balcarras had recently moved to Bella Coola to begin a new career, and relatives described the pair as close and keen hikers. They leave behind three adult children and a grandchild; a family fundraiser had raised C$33,514 towards a C$35,000 goal by Wednesday afternoon. The deaths come nearly a year after a grizzly bear seriously injured an adult and three children in an attack on a group of pupils and teachers in the same region.

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