Alberta Fish and Wildlife contacted after bear spotted in Grande Prairie neighbourhood

The RCMP say officers with Alberta Fish and Wildlife have been contacted after a woman walking her dog in Grande Prairie, Alta., reported that she saw a bear.

Police said the woman called them at about 12:35 p.m. on Saturday. She told them she saw the animal in the Grand Banks neighbourhood, south of the Eastlink Centre.

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“She observed a bear approximately 30 metres out from the treeline,” Grande Prairie RCMP said in a news release. “The bear was further observed running into the trees.

“Fish and Wildlife was contacted and have advised that no other sightings or complaints have been received.”

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Grande Prairie is located about 460 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

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Watch below: Video submitted to Global News shows a bear pawing at the window of a home. The woman who captured the images said the animal dropped by her home on Calgary’s western outskirts on Sept. 18.

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