BC man suffers broken bones, airlifted to Calgary hospital.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon, south of the small community of Elkford, B.C., which is about a two-hour drive northeast of Cranbrook and is close to the Alberta border.
Elk Valley RCMP say a father and son, with dogs, had been tracking a bear on a steep mountainside, not far from Highway 43, when the grizzly suddenly appeared.
The younger man, a 36-year-old resident of nearby Sparwood, suffered numerous injuries, including broken bones and lacerations and had to be airlifted to Calgary foothills hospital.
He was able to defend himself with his firearm and the bear ran off and was later tracked and found near the scene by Conservation officers.
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