Bear kills worker at uranium mining company's facility in Canada, forcing operations to shut down
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Key Points:
- A 27-year-old man was killed in a black bear attack at a remote uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan, about 53 miles northeast of Points North Landing, according to local authorities and his employer, UraniumX Discovery Corp.
- The victim, an independent contractor who had come to Canada from India three years ago, was working at the company's Zoo Bay property when the incident occurred, prompting a pause in all field operations there.
- The black bear involved was euthanized on site by a civilian before authorities arrived, and the animal was sent for a necropsy as the Wildlife Human Attack Response Team investigates the attack.
- Saskatchewan authorities had issued a warning the same day about bears seeking food near homes and campsites, emphasizing the importance of limiting attractants to reduce human-bear interactions.
- Fatal black bear attacks in Saskatchewan are rare, with the last one occurring six years ago, according to a University of Saskatchewan expert on human-bear interactions.