On Thursday night around 7:15 pm, Buffalo Narrows RCMP was told of a bear attack that occurred in the forest north of the community.

It is reported that a 44-year-old woman and two children under the age of ten were camping, when a black bear attacked the woman. No one else was injured.

The woman sustained significant injuries, and was later pronounced deceased after being flown out of the area where the attack occurred.

The location of the attack is very remote, near McKie Lake, approximately 150 kilometres north of Buffalo Narrows.

Initial reports are the bear was destroyed at the scene and there is no ongoing public safety risk in relation to this incident. Ministry of Environment Conservation Officers are on scene and will investigate the circumstances around the attack. The carcass will be sent away and undergo an animal autopsy called a necropsy. 

This is the first fatal bear attack in the province since 1983.