@@moniquemonicat that's the problem with too much "education" We worry about dotting the "I's"n crossing the "t's" but sometimes missing the point altogether No?
According to the bear, it was all a misunderstanding, as it was only protecting its dead elk carcass that the kayaker seemed to want to eat. "You always think it's all about you," said Smokey.
No, the bear was after the kayaker, they cross at a different pace. That bear was on a mission. The kayaker is lucky the river was wide in that area and deep enough where he was forcing the bear to swim to reach him.
@@Kriptoker That's according to the random guy who recorded the video but if you'd rather be gullible and believe everything you hear instead of using your eyes and a dash of common sense, by all means.
@@Kriptoker "oh the ignorance." Just your statement alone shows your ignorance. You brought up the "elk", well the bear slowed down his pace considerably after he closed-in on the other side of the river and was closer than the Kayaker was. So he clearly thought the Kayaker was a threat to this food!
Ya see that happen a lot in news reports when they block the action they are reporting on or when there are subtitles used for international reporting.
Screwballs right? Then the video cuts off just before the raft they are filming from, drifts towards the bear. Did the bear cross to the other side? Did the bear 180 back to shore. Did it maul the raft. We just won't ever know.
@@darcyperkins7041 Well sure,...the bear observes the kayak continuing down river (not a threat to mess with the bears food source any longer) thus, the bear continues to where the dead Elk is.
*bans Griz hunting in B.C. then is surprised and terrified when encounted by a griz. This is and will be a frequent event in B.C. so long as ethical management of these predators, is not sought out. (hunting)
I live in West Vancouver. The greater Vancouver area has about 2.5m residents. Squamish is 47 minutes away (56km). And that’s a Grizzly Bear ... welcome to Canada!
Odd how the locals and the news reporters downplay the risks involved. Bears are wild animals, which are carnivorous, territorial, predatory, and can be unpredictable. Everyone going in or near their natural habitats should be fully versed in expert advice, precautions, and responses. Take all encounters seriously, and keep maximum distance. Be safe! 😁👍
It seems in Grizzly bear attacks and encounters, or even wild animal attacks and encounters, they always say "this is so rare, it just never happens here." Meanwhile thousands of bear and wild animal attack accounts and videos abound!
Putins probably somewhere in the distance riding bareback on a swimming bears back. All while holding his rifle across his lap like the gangster he is.
I love how the one resident says. It’s something that is unlikely to happen again but yet “you have to expect that when you live in a place like Squamish”
Just goes to show how unpredictable wild animals can be. Whether or not the bear is just crossing the river or not, this is a grizzly bear, if and when it is hungry it will go after anything for a meal.
the Squamish Hospital is close by. Cougars, bobcat, and bear are often seen within sight of the Emergency Entrance!!! (I did the reno before the 2010 Winter Olympics there. January was hilarious and full of livestock; freezing snow cover brought the cats into the hospital and town grounds looking for meece. Bears were fast asleep.
It is extremely rare for any bear to actually charge a human, and there is always a reason. As they stated, it was later discovered that there was a fresh kill on the other side of the river and the bear was protecting his food supply. As for having to expect it; absolutely. I live on the Alberta side of the Rocky Mountains and you always have to expect it, it comes with the territory. Tourists usually figure it out the hard way because they chose not to expect it (despite numerous warnings and signs). Welcome to the Canadian West.
The salmon start entering the streams and rivers in early summer and continue to do so until long after the first rains begin. Male bears will start protecting their spot on the river where the best fishing can be had and will chase anyone who comes within spitting distance of their spot. They will use this fishing sight to gain favor with females and protect it to the death against other male bears. While working for a hatchery I have been charged many times on the rivers from bears during and before spawning season begins. Bear mace does nothing in dissuading them from charging once they set their minds on charging you. I recommend using bear bangs instead
Sorta looks like the bear was just running to build up speed to swim across the fast moving water and the current carried him close to the kayaker. That or the bear though the kayaker was also going for the dead elf and charged to ward him off.
It is stupid like playing Russian roulette without having a gun in Bear territory play stupid games Win stupid prizes if anybody disagrees please reply
Looks like the bear is just crossing the river. And if there was a dead elk on the other side, as indicated in the commentary, I'm sure the bear was more interested in the dead elk than the kayaker. Clickbait, nothing more than clickbait.
The bear was just swimming to the other side, and it happened to be between the two kayakers. You can clearly see that he is focusing on the other side.
"That kayaker on the right side of your screen who was leading a group of river rafters with a locally based adventure group on the E-level river on Thursday *BEARLY* sees the bear coming."
After watching the video, the bear might have just been spooked by a bunch of rafts and was running to get across the river most likely. Obviously, you don't want to stick around in your kayak, but that doesn't mean the bear was really going for him. It was a narrow section, relatively safe to swim across.
I think the bear was just spooked by the raft and was trying to cross the river to get away from them , the kayaker just happened to be in line of sight of the raft and the bear.
Bear and "Apex predator" don't belong in the same sentence... because they aren't apex predators. They're opportunistic predators. They eat vegetation far more than they eat meat, and they eat carrion (already dead animals) more than they predate animals themselves. So no... bears aren't apex predators.
AND AS USUAL the news has to throw a deceiving comment in!!! This bear was clearly just after the kayaker, why was he on the other side of his food source, well you know the cliche’ when your the hammer everything looks like a nail? If you’re a grizzly everything looks like a salmon!!
The bear charged!, trying to assert dominance. Little did the bear know that the man in the kayak was Khabib, and that the mock charge would be met by excruciating grappling and swift defeat.
The Grizz was not charging the kayaker, it was just getting to the other side, because of all the boaters coming downstream. And it just so happens there was a dead elk on the other side.
The one guy said "you're kind of rooting for the guy on the kayak to get away?" Kind of ?
Richard Lee lol
And he asks it as a question. What a weirdo
Yeah; it speaks volumes of that guy! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
When ur in a river it’s kind of all you can do
“Your kinda rooting for the guy”... yeah your rooting for the guy, definitely don’t want the bear to win. Crazy kanooks
Lol I was rooting for the bear.... Get him! Go go go!!!!
I'm rooting for "you're".
@@minoozolala Since you're correcting him, it's *"you're."* not "you're". --> (quotation marks go on the outside of the period).
@@moniquemonicat that's the problem with too much "education" We worry about dotting the "I's"n crossing the "t's" but sometimes missing the point altogether No?
Made my day.
According to the bear, it was all a misunderstanding, as it was only protecting its dead elk carcass that the kayaker seemed to want to eat. "You always think it's all about you," said Smokey.
Exactly! Thank you for telling my side of the story.
0:42 “Barely sees the bear coming” good unintentional pun
What does it mean?
Looks more like a bear crossing the river.
No, the bear was after the kayaker, they cross at a different pace. That bear was on a mission. The kayaker is lucky the river was wide in that area and deep enough where he was forcing the bear to swim to reach him.
@@paulhomsy2751 oh the ignorance.....they even said in the video there was an elk kill on the other side.
@@Kriptoker That's according to the random guy who recorded the video but if you'd rather be gullible and believe everything you hear instead of using your eyes and a dash of common sense, by all means.
Bear crossing the river
@@Kriptoker "oh the ignorance." Just your statement alone shows your ignorance. You brought up the "elk", well the bear slowed down his pace considerably after he closed-in on the other side of the river and was closer than the Kayaker was. So he clearly thought the Kayaker was a threat to this food!
Placing your news logo over the action shot is poor editing and should be redone.
Ya see that happen a lot in news reports when they block the action they are reporting on or when there are subtitles used for international reporting.
Yeah. That was high school production level. Or maybe they think the logo is the most important part of the story.
We all read their logo... maybe it was by design
Could not agree more, really annoying!!
Screwballs right? Then the video cuts off just before the raft they are filming from, drifts towards the bear. Did the bear cross to the other side? Did the bear 180 back to shore. Did it maul the raft. We just won't ever know.
Dead Elk makes more sense than going after a kayaker.
Does it?
Well, if the Griz was protecting his food source (Elk) then this Kayaker may have indeed been in the bears sights.
@@darcyperkins7041 Well sure,...the bear observes the kayak continuing down river (not a threat to mess with the bears food source any longer) thus, the bear continues to where the dead Elk is.
Nope.
Breaking News! Nothing really happened here. Still, bills must be paid.
tell that to the guy in the kayak.
@@canucklehead4463 You mean the guy in the way of the Bear crossing the river?
😂😂😂😂
That bear was not interested in the kayaker at all!!
he just charged him are you kidding lol
"Youre **kind of** rooting for the kayaker" ??? Just kind of!!??
Dan G 😂
Bear was not attacking the kayak. Seen this dozens of times in Alaskan river fishing. Nothing unusual at all
Lol, a bear defending its kill will kill a human who's too close to it. That's one of the few main reasons for fatal attacks from bears...
373axle FOOD is their everything,anyone's,
I love Sarah! If only we could only give her a bear hug!
" 'Barely' sees the bear coming...."
🤣🤣
Bears know how to cut an angle, but he didn't. I'm thinking he was crossing the river.
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When he finally heard the word bear his paddles took off like a airplane propeller 🤣🤣
If he had been its intended target, he wouldn't live.
"Barely sees the Bear coming." I see what you did there news lady.
😅
*bans Griz hunting in B.C. then is surprised and terrified when encounted by a griz. This is and will be a frequent event in B.C. so long as ethical management of these predators, is not sought out. (hunting)
Rata 4U
This is NOT "their home" its OUR home.. Maybe you just are not one of US
I appreciate that they logically try to deduct why the bear acted as it did instead of just saying "ahhhh! it's a monster, put it down!"
Reporter is a babe!
That's nothing new... All reporters are babes now for the most part... I like Marcia Macmillan
they need good looking reporters to feed people all the propaganda
Best part of the video
And the newscaster looks really fem.
Just my words :)
Forget the kayaker and the bear. That lady reporter was smokin hot.
It's a sin to look other people's women!But,if you do it from thousands of miles away,it's not a big one...Nice gal!
Barely sees the bear... I see what you did there. Very clever news lady, very clever lol
Not ONE "JUST SHOOT IT" comment, but this bear was exercising his "Right" to bear arms.....on his own property. Go Canada.
👍🇨🇦
Glad he didn’t bear his teeth..
What did he leave behind in his kayak when he got out?
You kind of rooting for the guy in the kayak.. right, kind of ...
Kui Pan 😂 😂
I live in West Vancouver. The greater Vancouver area has about 2.5m residents. Squamish is 47 minutes away (56km). And that’s a Grizzly Bear ... welcome to Canada!
The frigging bear is swimming across the river. All he has to do is get out of his direction of travel.Stop the drama already
That's actually pretty crazy. That guy would have been killed 100%. The bear looked like it was about 15 feet away max and they are FAST.
If the bear wanted the bear could easily get the boat.
1:05, has Kawhi Leonard moved to Squamish ? He is going to play for Squamish next season?
Sarah MacDonald is a very very beautiful, drop dead gorgeous woman!
Stop Simping
I've had more bear encounters in the very short time I lived in Squamish, than ANYWHERE else
"Barely sees the bear coming". This report needed more bear puns and/or a bear suit reenactment.
Ice Slushi Indeed. One lousy pun and no re-enactment-- and they call themselves journalists!
Odd how the locals and the news reporters downplay the risks involved. Bears are wild animals, which are carnivorous, territorial, predatory, and can be unpredictable. Everyone going in or near their natural habitats should be fully versed in expert advice, precautions, and responses. Take all encounters seriously, and keep maximum distance. Be safe! 😁👍
he's smarter than the average bear, he stole my picnic basket
Charging is charging no matter the cause.
That reporter is just gorgeous
most reporters are
What a joke. . That bear wasnt even close or going in his direction 😂😂😂
I had NO idea bears were capable of doing things like this. So scary.
You didn’t know a bear could swim…?
Wait until you see the tree climbing abilities, amazing
“Youre kind of rooting for the guy in the kayak” ? Ya, unless youre a psycho and want to see a dude get eatin alive, lol
He said. Rooting for him as in "get away"
Hes rooting for him to get away
@@azazel1502 i understood, its funny because he began with “ kind of”
It seems in Grizzly bear attacks and encounters, or even wild animal attacks and encounters, they always say "this is so rare, it just never happens here." Meanwhile thousands of bear and wild animal attack accounts and videos abound!
A grizzly bear IS a wild animal.
Putin in a grizzly bear suit.
Billy Smith. 😂
Putins probably somewhere in the distance riding bareback on a swimming bears back. All while holding his rifle across his lap like the gangster he is.
He bearly made it out of that one.
I love how the one resident says. It’s something that is unlikely to happen again but yet “you have to expect that when you live in a place like Squamish”
Just goes to show how unpredictable wild animals can be. Whether or not the bear is just crossing the river or not, this is a grizzly bear, if and when it is hungry it will go after anything for a meal.
🤢😭
'Kind of' rooting for the guy in the kayak??
I thought the same thing. “Kind of”?
"never seen before and likely never seen again"?? uh, you're in BC and in Howe Sound waters; you going to see LOTS OF THIS again.
the Squamish Hospital is close by. Cougars, bobcat, and bear are often seen within sight of the Emergency Entrance!!! (I did the reno before the 2010 Winter Olympics there. January was hilarious and full of livestock; freezing snow cover brought the cats into the hospital and town grounds looking for meece. Bears were fast asleep.
No kidding ! I came face to face with a Cougar in North Van and survived! My encounter made the news too !
Bears are literally the ultimate predator, there is no outrunning one 💀 .
Tourists are great, they keep feeding the wildlife one way or another
Why did the bear cross the river? To eat the guy in the kayak!
incredibly beautiful location...wow
That kayaker is lucky the water got as deep as it did near him, he would've been toast!
I can't bear to watch anymore of this, im terrified!
Honestly I think he was trying to just cross the river
You took the words right out of my mouth!
Uilani Rivera if he was after the kayak this would have turned out very different
Jack Bauer was never scared.
1:05 what? “Extremely rare situation...” and next phrase: “...living out here you have to expect it”?
It is extremely rare for any bear to actually charge a human, and there is always a reason. As they stated, it was later discovered that there was a fresh kill on the other side of the river and the bear was protecting his food supply. As for having to expect it; absolutely. I live on the Alberta side of the Rocky Mountains and you always have to expect it, it comes with the territory. Tourists usually figure it out the hard way because they chose not to expect it (despite numerous warnings and signs). Welcome to the Canadian West.
I can't stop watching bear stalking videos
The salmon start entering the streams and rivers in early summer and continue to do so until long after the first rains begin.
Male bears will start protecting their spot on the river where the best fishing can be had and will chase anyone who comes within spitting distance of their spot. They will use this fishing sight to gain favor with females and protect it to the death against other male bears.
While working for a hatchery I have been charged many times on the rivers from bears during and before spawning season begins. Bear mace does nothing in dissuading them from charging once they set their minds on charging you. I recommend using bear bangs instead
c.a. greene both
“Had barely seen the bear”
I thought bears only ate honey
the guy at 1:21 who's talking about grizzlies being scary has scary eyes.
looks like the bear just wanted to cross the river and got a little curious lol
Sorta looks like the bear was just running to build up speed to swim across the fast moving water and the current carried him close to the kayaker. That or the bear though the kayaker was also going for the dead elf and charged to ward him off.
Rare? Just search bear encounters on UA-cam
It's likely that guy probably never even noticed the bear 🤷
1:40 guy paddles like a wound up rubber band propeller
Is it me or do I hear Get Back by The Beatles? 0:14
Squamish is absolutely beautiful wow
It is stupid like playing Russian roulette without having a gun in Bear territory play stupid games Win stupid prizes if anybody disagrees please reply
The grizzly bear 🐻 wanted a hug!
Just out of curiosity. Have you ever encountered any bear? While hiking or being out in the bush.
Looks like the bear is just crossing the river. And if there was a dead elk on the other side, as indicated in the commentary, I'm sure the bear was more interested in the dead elk than the kayaker.
Clickbait, nothing more than clickbait.
This bear is obviously trying to get attention. It saw the camera crew and a chance to make a name for itself.
The bear was just swimming to the other side, and it happened to be between the two kayakers. You can clearly see that he is focusing on the other side.
"That kayaker on the right side of your screen who was leading a group of river rafters with a locally based adventure group on the E-level river on Thursday *BEARLY* sees the bear coming."
0:14 what's Sinjin? his name?
Why did the bear cross the river.
To get to the other side.
Looked like the bear was just crossing the river to me. The Kayaker just happened to be near by.
After watching the video, the bear might have just been spooked by a bunch of rafts and was running to get across the river most likely. Obviously, you don't want to stick around in your kayak, but that doesn't mean the bear was really going for him. It was a narrow section, relatively safe to swim across.
1:33 “it was not concentrated solely on the kayaker” 😝. If he was guarding his food, I am sure he was well concentrated on who is taking his food. 🤣
Bears don't bite, neither do sharks🤦♂️
That's you carry a gun in the wild, the bear would have made the guy a second meal if his friends did warn him to paddle the other way.
bear spray...
Victor Chau have you ever sprayed a bear ?
You must be an American
5yrs ago?
I think the bear was just spooked by the raft and was trying to cross the river to get away from them , the kayaker just happened to be in line of sight of the raft and the bear.
Bear and "Apex predator" don't belong in the same sentence... because they aren't apex predators. They're opportunistic predators. They eat vegetation far more than they eat meat, and they eat carrion (already dead animals) more than they predate animals themselves.
So no... bears aren't apex predators.
The best part of this story was seeing Sarah's beautiful face while hearing the Beatles "Get Back" in the background..
no place for the squeamish in squamish
AND AS USUAL the news has to throw a deceiving comment in!!!
This bear was clearly just after the kayaker, why was he on the other side of his food source, well you know the cliche’ when your the hammer everything looks like a nail? If you’re a grizzly everything looks like a salmon!!
"You are kinda rootin' for the guy in the kayak"...
happycanadianguy 😂
I can I see your film if you put up the words.
Love the Led Zeppelin in the background at 1:05
Looks like the bear was just crossing the river. But you want to think he was attacking the kayaker, well bless your heart.
exactly
If I had a dead elk on the other side of the river I would have done the exact same thing
shot 15 times with a 10mm... kayaker says "worst case of suicide I ever seen or heard of"...
The bear charged!, trying to assert dominance. Little did the bear know that the man in the kayak was Khabib, and that the mock charge would be met by excruciating grappling and swift defeat.
Thank God the made hunting them illegal! This will happen more often!!
Bear thought the humans may take his food hahaha!!!
He’s like “HEY! Don’t steal my food! Lol
I rooted for the Kayaker, too.
"Never likely to see again?" More likely "don't want to actually see it happen again."
If the bear was protecting food FROM the kayaker and got a hold of him he's dead.
The Grizz was not charging the kayaker, it was just getting to the other side, because of all the boaters coming downstream. And it just so happens there was a dead elk on the other side.
Why did they send her out on location to this 😂😂