No ongoing public safety threat after grizzly bear attacks man in Vanderhoof, B.C.

VANDERHOOF — A man who encountered a grizzly while walking on his own property in central B.C. escaped with a leg injury after scrambling under a barbed-wire fence.

The provincial Conservation Officer Service says they responded to the attack on the rural property in Vanderhoof, then determined there is no ongoing threat.

It says in a post to social media that a man was walking two dogs off-leash on his farm property around 5 p.m. on Monday when the bear attacked, but it disengaged and ran off when he got under the fence.

It says both conservation officers and Mounties did a sweep of the area but did not find the bear.