Then Canmore resident Niki Davison was out photographing wildflowers when the bear approached her. She heard a crashing of undergrowth and when she looked up she was staring right into the eyes of the grizzly. It was her worst nightmare come true. She gathered her belongings, picked up her basset hound and backed away slowly and calmly. The bear followed her along the trail for 10 minutes but he never attacked her. But it was enough to give her a good fright, so when she got herself out of the situation, she immediately reported the incident to Fish and Wildlife officials.
The bear was then tranquilized, fitted with a radio collar and flown by helicopter to the Carrott Creek area near Banff National Park. But over the course of the next week, it slowly began making its way back towards Canmore. Back towards the golf course and the residents of the town. It covered an area of about 15 kilometers in just a few days, traversing rugged and wild terrain. But, by the time Isabelle and her two friends were out on a jog near the golf course on June 5th, the bear had already made it back there.
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