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Around 4:45 p.m. on August 27, 2025, Sault Police, EMS, and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) responded to a report of two people having been injured by a bear in the area of Peoples Road near Fifth Line East.
Preliminary information suggests the victims may have inadvertently come between a bear and its cubs. Both victims sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospital.
The bear has not yet been located. The Ministry of Natural Resources is managing the incident.
Sault Police are reminding community members using walking trails to remain alert, keep dogs on a leash, and make plenty of noise while walking to alert bears to your presence so they can avoid you.
Not every bear encounter is an emergency situation. Call 911 if the bear poses an immediate threat to personal safety and exhibits threatening or aggressive behaviour. For non-emergency encounters call the toll-free Bear Wise reporting line at 1-866-514-2327.
For more information on preventing and reporting encounters with black bears please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise.
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