Close X
Friday, November 8, 2024
ADVT 
National

Greg Boswell, Scottish Climber Lives To Tell Tale Of Attack By Grizzly In The Canadian Rockies

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Dec, 2015 11:48 AM
    TORONTO — A Scottish man says he's recovering after being attacked by a grizzly bear while climbing in the Rocky Mountains.
    On his Facebook page, Greg Boswell says he's "OK, just a little shook up and sore."
     
    Boswell, 24, says that after the attack, which left him with gashes in his lower leg, there was a three-hour descent from their camp, followed by a two-hour drive to hospital.
     
    Boswell posted after being treated in hospital that he's "all stitched up now and on the mend" following Sunday night's encounter with the bear.
     
    Nick Bullock was climbing with Boswell and says Boswell pried the bear's jaws apart after it had caught him and bitten through his boot.
     
    In a blog account of the incident, Bullock wrote that Boswell ran past him screaming and then "the bear bounded, pulling and pushing the snow with powerful legs."
     
    "Greg ran out of sight and the carnivorous freight train passed me, snorting and growling and bounding," he wrote.

    OK. Crazy news from Canada! I'm going to put it bluntly, but would just like to let everyone know I'm ok, just a little...

    Posted by Greg Boswell on Monday, 30 November 2015
     
    He said he saw Boswell fall on his back and the grizzly "bit straight though his brand new boot as if it were a carpet slipper."
     
    "It lunged once more and crunched into his shin, placing a paw on his other leg before lifting him off the ground," Bullock said.
     
    Bullock said Boswell grabbed the bear's mouth and "prized apart the jaws," and the pair then ran into the woods and eventually managed to get their equipment together to make the climb down the mountain.
     
    When they got to Banff Emergency Hospital they found Boswell had "five huge holes in his shin."

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Nova Scotia Wants To Examine Century-Old Beer Bottle Unearthed From Harbour

    Nova Scotia Wants To Examine Century-Old Beer Bottle Unearthed From Harbour
    Jon Crouse recently pulled the green, glass bottle from the silt under three metres of water and discovered that its cork was still intact and it was half full of a cloudy, sudsy liquid.

    Nova Scotia Wants To Examine Century-Old Beer Bottle Unearthed From Harbour

    Ontario Reaches Agreement In Principle With OSSTF School Support Staff

    Ontario Reaches Agreement In Principle With OSSTF School Support Staff
    TORONTO — Ontario has reached an agreement in principle with some high school support staff who have been on a work-to-rule campaign for nearly two months.

    Ontario Reaches Agreement In Principle With OSSTF School Support Staff

    Little Winnipeg Girl Named Isis Won't Be Bullied, Gets Apology From Soldier

    Little Winnipeg Girl Named Isis Won't Be Bullied, Gets Apology From Soldier
    Isis Fernandes was on a school trip Thursday and was supposed to get a certificate for completing an obstacle course, but when she told the soldier filling out the certificates her name, he didn't believe her.

    Little Winnipeg Girl Named Isis Won't Be Bullied, Gets Apology From Soldier

    Expert Says 'Meat-Eater' Name Eskimo An Offensive Term Placed On Inuit

    Expert Says 'Meat-Eater' Name Eskimo An Offensive Term Placed On Inuit
    Many historians believe the origin of Eskimo comes from an Algonquin term meaning "eaters of raw meat."

    Expert Says 'Meat-Eater' Name Eskimo An Offensive Term Placed On Inuit

    Hope Blooms Leads Surge Of Community Garden Programs For Kids Across Canada

    Hope Blooms Leads Surge Of Community Garden Programs For Kids Across Canada
    Cain grew up in Uniacke Square, a 250-unit block of low-income public housing in Halifax's north end.  The neighbourhood is beset by high unemployment rates, and a dearth of recreational facilities means it can be hard for kids to fill their spare time.

    Hope Blooms Leads Surge Of Community Garden Programs For Kids Across Canada

    Kathleen Wynne Says She Shares Concerns About Medical Marijuana Vaping Rules

    MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Kathleen Wynne says she would "have a problem" with someone vaporizing medical marijuana next to her in a movie theatre.

    Kathleen Wynne Says She Shares Concerns About Medical Marijuana Vaping Rules