Where was this, and where was the real incident?
Don't grizzlies attack more than black bears?
shareThe real incident was at Missinaibi Provincial Park in northern Ontario, about an hour north of Chapleau. I have camped there several times and I am very familiar with the area in which it happened. Very sad.
shareHow big is that park? The thing that bothered me is that they couldn't find there way out for days. They were not injured. So a health, fit person probably could easily hike 30 or 40 miles during day light hours. At that pace they should have been easily able to walk out of the park.
shareIt's a big area. The lake itself is approx. 26 miles long. However, unlike the movie, this park doesn't have any real hiking trails into the woods, with the exception of a short one to an old logging camp. It's primarily a park for boating, and camping along the shores.
The real incident did not involve any hiking whatsoever. They were camped at one of the many remote shoreline campsites, via kayaks. I had heard that when she was attacked, she was either on the privy or had just used the privy. Not sure if this is true, but it makes sense, as this would have put her into the woods a bit, and out of sight of her husband.
The movie was not meant to represent the real life incident. The real life incident was merely an inspiration for the movie.