Canada grizzly bear attack victims were on permitted hike, carrying bear spray

Park staff found two cans of bear spray at the scene and that the individuals' food had been hung appropriately to avoid attracting animals, Parks Canada said in a statement. The deaths were the first from a grizzly bear in Banff National Park in decades and involved a bear that was not collared, tagged or previously known to park staff, according to the statement. Parks Canada was alerted about the bear attack late Friday and the response team shot and killed the animal when it charged at them.