WOLVES & WINTER...ONE SURVIVED IN ROCKIES

Gilles Blackburn and his wife, Marie-Josee Fortin, were lost for 10 days

in the back country of the cold Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Enroute from Lake Louise to the Kicking Horse Pass area the couple

disappeared. RCMP and searchers looked with helicopters and teams

for many days, but to no avail. When finally discovered, Mr. Blackburn

told a harrowing tale of survival and tragedy as his wife died during the

ordeal. Being treated in hospital for severe frostbite, his brother-in-law

told reporters of an attack by wolves the couple survived.

In the Canadian Rockies, bear attacks are often the more prevelent

dangers back country hikers face, particularly savage Grizzly bear

encounters. On the British Columbia coastline, cougars or Mountain

Lions are often involved in various attacks. We live in a wild world...

that is for certain...and in the wilds of British Columbia, Canada...

the cold and wild animals are as dangerous as street gangs in the city.