Bear charges at kayaker in river near Squamish, B.C.

A kayaker quickly became face-to-face with a grizzly bear when the animal charged into the water in his direction. Sarah MacDonald reports.
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[@richardlee1972]

The one guy said "you're kind of rooting for the guy on the kayak to get away?" Kind of ?

[@shanny4306]

Richard Lee lol

[@foch3]

And he asks it as a question. What a weirdo

[@adrianaboga8361]

Yeah; it speaks volumes of that guy! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@spicytakichip2215]

When ur in a river it’s kind of all you can do

[@not2tees]

According to the bear, it was all a misunderstanding, as it was only protecting its dead elk carcass that the kayaker seemed to want to eat. "You always think it's all about you," said Smokey.

[@smokey6455]

Exactly! Thank you for telling my side of the story.

[@davidmangels634]

Looks more like a bear crossing the river.

[@paulhomsy2751]

No, the bear was after the kayaker, they cross at a different pace. That bear was on a mission. The kayaker is lucky the river was wide in that area and deep enough where he was forcing the bear to swim to reach him.

[@Kriptoker]

@@paulhomsy2751 oh the ignorance.....they even said in the video there was an elk kill on the other side.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@Kriptoker That's according to the random guy who recorded the video but if you'd rather be gullible and believe everything you hear instead of using your eyes and a dash of common sense, by all means.

[@peterdarlington4117]

Bear crossing the river

[@mikeef747]

​@@Kriptoker "oh the ignorance." Just your statement alone shows your ignorance. You brought up the "elk", well the bear slowed down his pace considerably after he closed-in on the other side of the river and was closer than the Kayaker was. So he clearly thought the Kayaker was a threat to this food!

[@nbdy4780]

0:42 “Barely sees the bear coming” good unintentional pun

[@annapaula3352]

What does it mean?

[@laughtoohard9655]

Dead Elk makes more sense than going after a kayaker.

[@roscoeelcocko1863]

Does it?

[@MacNmey]

Well, if the Griz was protecting his food source (Elk) then this Kayaker may have indeed been in the bears sights.

[@MacNmey]

@@darcyperkins7041 Well sure,...the bear observes the kayak continuing down river (not a threat to mess with the bears food source any longer) thus, the bear continues to where the dead Elk is.

[@brianfarmer6223]

“Your kinda rooting for the guy”... yeah your rooting for the guy, definitely don’t want the bear to win. Crazy kanooks

[@tjw5747]

Lol I was rooting for the bear.... Get him! Go go go!!!!

[@minoozolala]

I'm rooting for "you're".

[@moniquemonicat]

@@minoozolala Since you're correcting him, it's *"you're."* not "you're". --> (quotation marks go on the outside of the period).

[@chairlesnicol672]

@@moniquemonicat that's the problem with too much "education" We worry about dotting the "I's"n crossing the "t's" but sometimes missing the point altogether No?

[@lizgoldstein4256]

Made my day.

[@zeze7578]

looks like the bear just wanted to cross the river and got a little curious lol

[@Harlem139Convent1]

That bear was not interested in the kayaker at all!!

[@Sara-jy2bt]

he just charged him are you kidding lol

[@wesleybickel4640]

Placing your news logo over the action shot is poor editing and should be redone.

[@redrock1963]

Ya see that happen a lot in news reports when they block the action they are reporting on or when there are subtitles used for international reporting.

[@MrJamberee]

Yeah. That was high school production level. Or maybe they think the logo is the most important part of the story.

[@bard1250]

We all read their logo... maybe it was by design

[@niall441]

Could not agree more, really annoying!!

[@csleclerc57]

Screwballs right? Then the video cuts off just before the raft they are filming from, drifts towards the bear. Did the bear cross to the other side? Did the bear 180 back to shore. Did it maul the raft. We just won't ever know.

[@AlaskaPatty907]

When he finally heard the word bear his paddles took off like a airplane propeller 🤣🤣

[@verablexitasap858]

" 'Barely' sees the bear coming...."

[@PG_FISHING]

🤣🤣

[@jjiacobucci]

Bear was not attacking the kayak. Seen this dozens of times in Alaskan river fishing. Nothing unusual at all

[@prybarknives]

Bears know how to cut an angle, but he didn't. I'm thinking he was crossing the river.

[@babysolis7286]

Y

[@ThaOneChrisJONES]

"Barely sees the Bear coming." I see what you did there news lady.

[@moniquemonicat]

😅

[@tmcge3325]

I love Sarah! If only we could only give her a bear hug!

[@TacoStacks]

Nope.

[@Dan007UT]

"Youre **kind of** rooting for the kayaker" ??? Just kind of!!??

[@shanny4306]

Dan G 😂

[@Alsatiagent]

Breaking News! Nothing really happened here. Still, bills must be paid.

[@canucklehead4463]

tell that to the guy in the kayak.

[@cali2468]

@@canucklehead4463 You mean the guy in the way of the Bear crossing the river?

[@foreverblessed6443]

😂😂😂😂

[@wesmundle5871]

Barely sees the bear... I see what you did there. Very clever news lady, very clever lol

[@ianinvan]

I live in West Vancouver. The greater Vancouver area has about 2.5m residents. Squamish is 47 minutes away (56km). And that’s a Grizzly Bear ... welcome to Canada!

[@susanmurphy7319]

I've had more bear encounters in the very short time I lived in Squamish, than ANYWHERE else

[@doomdude3034]

I appreciate that they logically try to deduct why the bear acted as it did instead of just saying "ahhhh! it's a monster, put it down!"

[@tomhoang3189]

If he had been its intended target, he wouldn't live.

[@373axle]

Lol, a bear defending its kill will kill a human who's too close to it. That's one of the few main reasons for fatal attacks from bears...

[@shanny4306]

373axle FOOD is their everything,anyone's,

[@IceSlushi]

"Barely sees the bear coming". This report needed more bear puns and/or a bear suit reenactment.

[@MrJamberee]

Ice Slushi Indeed. One lousy pun and no re-enactment-- and they call themselves journalists!

[@robertracy6860]

incredibly beautiful location...wow

[@lionelhutz5137]

he's smarter than the average bear, he stole my picnic basket

[@JasonGafar]

I had NO idea bears were capable of doing things like this. So scary.

[@carldesrosiers7153]

You didn’t know a bear could swim…?

[@jordancockett3887]

Wait until you see the tree climbing abilities, amazing

[@shellyclark5834]

I love how the one resident says. It’s something that is unlikely to happen again but yet “you have to expect that when you live in a place like Squamish”

[@crosswire7777]

I can't bear to watch anymore of this, im terrified!

[@haywoodjablowne3239]

What a joke. . That bear wasnt even close or going in his direction 😂😂😂

[@TylerL2023]

“Had barely seen the bear”

That kayaker is lucky the water got as deep as it did near him, he would've been toast!

[@moniquemonicat]

It seems in Grizzly bear attacks and encounters, or even wild animal attacks and encounters, they always say "this is so rare, it just never happens here." Meanwhile thousands of bear and wild animal attack accounts and videos abound!

[@ridinreiners]

A grizzly bear IS a wild animal.

[@FV-uu7iz]

What did he leave behind in his kayak when he got out?

[@clarencethomas5311]

“Youre kind of rooting for the guy in the kayak” ? Ya, unless youre a psycho and want to see a dude get eatin alive, lol

[@azazel1502]

He said. Rooting for him as in "get away" Hes rooting for him to get away

[@clarencethomas5311]

@@azazel1502 i understood, its funny because he began with “ kind of”

[@clemenza24]

That reporter is just gorgeous

[@misguidedangel6550]

most reporters are

[@jaggerstepmc7941]

He bearly made it out of that one.

[@lilacsandtulips8904]

Tourists are great, they keep feeding the wildlife one way or another

[@bigblock4298]

Sarah MacDonald is a very very beautiful, drop dead gorgeous woman!

[@bpxnowyouknow]

Stop Simping

[@kuipan5968]

You kind of rooting for the guy in the kayak.. right, kind of ...

[@shanny4306]

Kui Pan 😂 😂

[@thedwightguy]

"never seen before and likely never seen again"?? uh, you're in BC and in Howe Sound waters; you going to see LOTS OF THIS again.

[@thedwightguy]

the Squamish Hospital is close by. Cougars, bobcat, and bear are often seen within sight of the Emergency Entrance!!! (I did the reno before the 2010 Winter Olympics there. January was hilarious and full of livestock; freezing snow cover brought the cats into the hospital and town grounds looking for meece. Bears were fast asleep.

[@maryh9812]

No kidding ! I came face to face with a Cougar in North Van and survived! My encounter made the news too !

[@thedwightguy]

Not ONE "JUST SHOOT IT" comment, but this bear was exercising his "Right" to bear arms.....on his own property. Go Canada.

[@canadadan4437]

👍🇨🇦

[@roseadesjarlais5496]

Glad he didn’t bear his teeth..

[@Aranck-kcnarA]

The best part of this story was seeing Sarah's beautiful face while hearing the Beatles "Get Back" in the background..

[@ovechkin100]

Bear thought the humans may take his food hahaha!!!

[@joeguzman3558]

the man eating grizzly bear was just going to kiss the kayak guy

[@mirsad96]

Squamish is absolutely beautiful wow

[@garypeterson3628]

Forget the kayaker and the bear. That lady reporter was smokin hot.

[@kimphilby7999]

It's a sin to look other people's women!But,if you do it from thousands of miles away,it's not a big one...Nice gal!

[@Tapajara]

Looked like the bear was just crossing the river to me. The Kayaker just happened to be near by.

[@offthebeatenpath7966]

Just goes to show how unpredictable wild animals can be. Whether or not the bear is just crossing the river or not, this is a grizzly bear, if and when it is hungry it will go after anything for a meal.

[@billrobbins5874]

🤢😭

[@billyrock8305]

Putin in a grizzly bear suit.

[@ManuelGuzman067]

Billy Smith. 😂

[@kNINER-tj6mq]

Putins probably somewhere in the distance riding bareback on a swimming bears back. All while holding his rifle across his lap like the gangster he is.

[@1PerfectAgony]

Bears are literally the ultimate predator, there is no outrunning one 💀 .

[@WhitetailFit]

*bans Griz hunting in B.C. then is surprised and terrified when encounted by a griz. This is and will be a frequent event in B.C. so long as ethical management of these predators, is not sought out. (hunting)

[@davidmarklein]

Rata 4U This is NOT "their home" its OUR home.. Maybe you just are not one of US

[@BunderaKZT]

Jack Bauer was never scared.

[@andrewm3961]

Why did the bear cross the river. To get to the other side.

[@Ena48145]

I can't stop watching bear stalking videos

[@langstonrowe8243]

Bears don't bite, neither do sharks🤦‍♂️

[@louismorano1585]

Reporter is a babe!

[@JaybayJay]

That's nothing new... All reporters are babes now for the most part... I like Marcia Macmillan

[@tiebear1]

they need good looking reporters to feed people all the propaganda

[@abstractdaddy1384]

Best part of the video

[@coinraker6497]

And the newscaster looks really fem.

[@Kenny-vy1do]

Just my words :)

[@Framer_Mike]

shot 15 times with a 10mm... kayaker says "worst case of suicide I ever seen or heard of"...

[@michaelcaron7659]

He’s like “HEY! Don’t steal my food! Lol

[@JS-ew1my]

That kayaker went from 0-100 in 60 seconds

[@dhowto3005]

Scary. Glad no one was injured.

[@happycanadianguy]

"You are kinda rootin' for the guy in the kayak"...

[@shanny4306]

happycanadianguy 😂

[@rayjohnson9781]

That’s my pet bear Fluffy , he just wanted to play.

[@RomperRoom-ck7sw]

5yrs ago?

[@sandreawhite7534]

Whoa. Scary.

[@malimedved100]

1:05, has Kawhi Leonard moved to Squamish ? He is going to play for Squamish next season?

[@nmelkhunter1]

Kayaker gets squeamish in Squamish. Sorry, I couldn’t resist…

[@snugbug5067]

Charging is charging no matter the cause.

[@uspeh1]

The bear was just swimming to the other side, and it happened to be between the two kayakers. You can clearly see that he is focusing on the other side.

[@Mickeytwit]

Why did they send her out on location to this 😂😂

[@patrickbush9526]

If I had a dead elk on the other side of the river I would have done the exact same thing

[@ST-xg3gy]

"Get Back" in background very appropriate.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Also heard some Zeppelin!

[@csedan7916]

"Hearts weren't the only thing beating" if you get my drift.

[@killsomuch]

Meditation ad before a bear swinging across the water to kill a kayaker

[@elcajondavid1]

"Never likely to see again?" More likely "don't want to actually see it happen again."

[@uilanirivera7792]

Honestly I think he was trying to just cross the river

[@stephenpain9236]

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[@shanny4306]

Uilani Rivera if he was after the kayak this would have turned out very different

[@thomasbodry4082]

This bear is still in Squamish. A rare site but almost full grown

[@Englandsbestlover]

News flash: Bear crosses river near human

[@PanChod-ct7ou]

I thought bears only ate honey

[@uncleheffe309]

This bear is obviously trying to get attention. It saw the camera crew and a chance to make a name for itself.

[@Hpencer]

😆the news guy’s last comment. “Ya, hearts must have been beating, thank you.” Sounds sarcastic.

[@gaustin2373]

Respect !!

[@TitanDraugen]

That kayaker bearly got out of there

[@veronicajackson1674]

bears headed for other side of shore not even looking at kayaker!

[@idn]

Sorta looks like the bear was just running to build up speed to swim across the fast moving water and the current carried him close to the kayaker. That or the bear though the kayaker was also going for the dead elf and charged to ward him off.

[@nandorba]

This bear is a Jim Morrison fan, was breaking thru to the other side.

[@YAOMINGOWNS]

"That kayaker on the right side of your screen who was leading a group of river rafters with a locally based adventure group on the E-level river on Thursday *BEARLY* sees the bear coming."

[@anodyne57]

Looks like the bear was just crossing the river. But you want to think he was attacking the kayaker, well bless your heart.

[@ashleyhockenberry2187]

exactly

[@domolords]

The bear should've brought a jet ski.

[@mrbarbarycoast8572]

The Bear was just going to the other side of the river.

[@sihonglin980]

10 second footage became over 2 min talking of nonsense

[@bpxnowyouknow]

Why do news reporters always nod and yanks their heads so much when they talk?

[@chewee2k]

the guy at 1:21 who's talking about grizzlies being scary has scary eyes.

[@dy4221]

So scary!

[@aktrapper6126]

Why did the bear cross the river? To eat the guy in the kayak!

[@PorcupinePantsMGee]

The bear charged!, trying to assert dominance. Little did the bear know that the man in the kayak was Khabib, and that the mock charge would be met by excruciating grappling and swift defeat.

[@truman5838]

That's not charging . That bear is in Predator mode.

[@andrewmoonbeam321]

It could have been Squeamish. LOL! Get it, Squeamish? Just forget it!

[@everettkitley8528]

Squamish, B.C. feels like a fun town to get drunk in.