The province says a bear involved in a suspected attack in a remote area of northern Alberta will be left alone, since it appears to have acted defensively.
Police said last week they responded to a call from the medical centre in Swan Hills, about 220 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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A man had come in with superficial injuries, mostly scratches, in an apparent bear mauling.
Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers were called by police to deal with the bear.
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The province says its officers went to the medical centre where the man was being treated.
He told them he saw what he thought was a grizzly bear as he crested the top of a hill in a remote area, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Goose Mountain.
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