Man killed by black bear near Mackenzie identified
By Nelson Daily Staff
A man believed to be killed by a black bear in the Mackenize area of the province has been identified.
BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the man who died following an attack by a bear Sunday (May 10) as Daniel Ward Folland O’Connor, aged 27, of Mackenzie.
O’Connor and his fiancée were camping in a small campground near the
Parsnip River off the West Forest Service Road about 10 kilometres from
Mackenzie.
Saturday night, O’Connor was sleeping outside near a fire pit while his fiancée slept in their motorhome. After getting up in the morning, the fiancée realized something was wrong and went for help.
O’Connor was deceased at the scene.
RCMP and Conservation Officers attended and confirmed that the injuries
O’Connor suffered were consistent with a black bear attack. The bear believed responsible for the attack was located and destroyed.
The BC Coroners Service and the RCMP continue to investigate this death.
The family of O’Connor has been notified of his death.
