Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog at Banff National Park in Canada

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Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog at Banff National Park in Canada
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Fucking hell. My wife and I wanted to plan our next hiking trip and go to Banff, then started reading about the grizzly threat. It seemed real, and there are so many beautiful places to go, so we dropped it.

Then, about a week ago, a guy in the gym at work is telling me about his trip to Banff where they took their kids along too. I started thinking maybe we should go for it. Now I read this awful news. Suddenly it once more seems like a bad idea.

Article says responders killed the bear, so technically it should be safer now...

Bear attacks are incredibly rare. Bears are usually docile creatures and don't want anything to do with humans.

This is making headline news because of how rare it is. Something to think about.