Grizzly Bear Attacks, Kills Mother and Baby Daughter; Experts Say It’s Rare

A grizzly bear roams through the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, on May 18, 2014. Jim Urquhart/Reuters/File Photo

Experts have weighed in after a grizzly bear killed a mother and her child in Yukon, Canada, saying such attacks are quite rare.

Valerie Théorêt, 37, and her 10-month-old daughter Adele Roesholt were found dead by Théorêt’s husband, Gjermund Roesholt, near Einarson Lake, said the Yukon Coroner’s Service.