VANCOUVER — West Vancouver police say a man who came face to face with a bear managed to escape but scraped his legs as he scrambled to get away from the animal.
Const. Jamie Jeff Palmer says the unidentified man was walking along a trail at Capilano River Regional Park when he thought he'd encountered a dog.
When the man realized he was being followed by a black bear, Palmer says he made loud noises to try and scare away the animal, which continued following him.
He says the man fell while running through a forested area but his injuries did not require treatment in hospital.
Police arrived and called the conservation office to try and locate the bear.
Palmer says the fact that the bear did not have any fear of a human suggests it may have received food from people and could be dangerous.
