Saskatoon StarPhoenix
🏢 Postmedia
📍 SK
Jul 20, 2026
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Bear involved in deaths of two people at McTavish Lake
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SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
Bear involved in deaths of two people at McTavish Lake
The suspected bear was euthanized and is being transported to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon.
Officials have confirmed that two people found dead at a cabin on McTavish Lake in northern Saskatchewan earlier this week were killed in a suspected black bear attack. (John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette)
By
Shane Fraser
July 17, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.
Last Updated: July 20, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.
The provincial government announced that a bear was involved in the deaths of two people at a lake in northern Saskat…
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