Conservation officers are still searching for a bear that attacked a three-year-old girl in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Sunday morning
Neighbours are being told to stay clear of the area around the 12300 block of 240 Street
Anaiyah Lekei is now recovering after surgery. The bear clawed and bit her several times on the head, neck and back
Her mother said she was on her patio when the bear attacked
“Suddenly, she started screaming just the blood-curdling scream and my husband was able to get to the patio first,” Andrea Lekei said
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“He was able to get the bear off of her. She was under the bear and the bear had already attacked and was mauling her and was about to go down for another bite and he was able to get the bear off of her.”
Anaiyah’s mother and grandmother tried to stop the bleeding with towels while her father scared the bear off, eventually shooting it between the eyes with a bow and arrow
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Child attacked by bear in Maple Ridge
The bear ran off. About 30 minutes later, RCMP shot a black bear in a neighbour’s yard, but a necropsy determined it was not the same bear from Sunday’s attack
Neighbours say there are a number of bears in the area, some of whom have cubs with them
Anaiyah was airlifted to BC Children’s Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery
A GoFundMe has been set up to raise money for the family
