Couple Killed by Grizzly Bear in Banff National Park

A grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on April 29, 2019. Frank van Manen/The United States Geological Survey via AP

A couple and their dog have been killed in a rare grizzly bear attack in Banff National Park.

Parks Canada said in a statement they had received an alert from a GPS device on Sept. 29 indicating that a bear attack had occurred, but inclement weather prevented a specially trained wildlife team from deploying by helicopter. The team arrived by ground five hours after receiving the alert.