The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) is investigating the illegal killing of a grizzly bear near Squamish, B.C., saying somebody shot the bear before dragging it into the river with rope.
The service said in a post on social media that the dead bear was reported on Aug. 10, floating in the Squamish River. The town is about 65 kilometres north of Vancouver, partway to Whistler. A necropsy showed that the bear had been shot, and a rope tied around it was used to drag it into the river.
According to the BCCOS, the grizzly is believed to have been killed one to three days
