Recent Alberta bear encounters prompt attack survivor to speak out about her own experience [Video]

A woman who once survived a bear attack near the area where a bear encounter left a man injured close to the border between Alberta and British Columbia on Friday is speaking about about her tale of survival.

“If you survived and you come out the other end, you did a heck of a good job,” Fran Nykoluk told Global News.

Late Friday morning, the RCMP said officers received an “emergency SOS activation on the Great Divide Trail, near Window Mountain Lake.” They learned that a 45-year-old Calgary hiker had been attacked by a bear and sustained injuries.

Resources from a number of agencies were brought in to rescue the man from the area northwest of Coleman, Alta., and then bring him to hospital. The type of bear that attacked him and the reason for the attack has still not been disclosed.

“They were extensive injuries,” said Const. Cory Riggs with the Alberta RCMP.

The encounter has prompted several …