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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
They shooting did not occur where the attack did. I can't comment if they shot the bear in the plant or not as I'm not sure. The only details I have are that a bear was shot when the RCMP got to site, and was later confirmed to be the same bear that attacked.
My point is, it's safer to chance a 1-in-a-million bear attack than it is to have people discharging firearms in a plant you're not even allowed to carry a lighter in.
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All the stories I have seen said that the bear was shot near the scene of the attack. I am assuming that someone with firearms training obviously wouldn't fire in areas where ambient hydrocarbon vapours are an issue, but again, this wasn't an issue of them showing up and deciding not to shoot the bear. This is an issue of no one showing up... for over an hour.
If they have things like water canons available, then I don't think they considered it a 1 in a million chance of this happening. It was anticipated somewhat.