Joe Pendry, who was injured when he fought off a grizzly sow with two cubs, near Fort Steele, B.C., on Oct. 2, 2025, is seen in this undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/Handout — Janice Pendry
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia’s East Kootenay region this month.
His wife, Janice Pendry, has described how her 63-year-old husband survived the attack that took place near Fort Steele, northeast of Cranbrook, on Oct. 2 while he was hunting elk and encountered the bear, which had two cubs.
