Joe Pendry, who was attacked by a grizzly bear near Fort Steele, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, is seen in this undated handout photo. Pendry died in hospital on Oct. 25. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Janice Pendry (Mandatory Credit)
Joe Pendry, who was attacked by a grizzly bear near Fort Steele, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, is seen in this undated handout photo. Pendry died in hospital on Oct. 25. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Janice Pendry (Mandatory Credit)
KELOWNA - A British Columbia man who fought off a grizzly bear in the East Kootenay region this month has died of his injuries, more than three weeks after the attack.
Joe Pendry's wife, Janice Pendry, says he died on Saturday morning, from what doctors believed was a blood clot.
She says her husband had recently been able to walk in Kelowna General Hospital, and was "laughing and joking" the night before before his death.
She previously described how her husband, 63, initially survived the Oct. 2 attack that took place near Fort Steele, northeast of Cranbrook, while he was hunting elk.
She had said that Pendry, a former boxer, had punched and even bitten the bear after it charged him and he shot it in the leg.
The bear was driven off and the BC Conservation Officer Service said it was later found dead.
This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Oct. 27, 2025.
