Father of alleged bear attack victim sues Greater Vancouver Zoo | 24CA News

A Vancouver man alleges in a lawsuit that the Greater Vancouver Zoo is accountable for a 2019 bear assault that left his younger daughter with bodily and psychological accidents.

Richard Hanson filed the lawsuit on behalf of his daughter Sophia Hanson, who was two years previous on the time of the alleged assault.

The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Dec. 19, claims the assault was attributable to negligence of the Greater Vancouver Zoo and Ok-Bros Developments Corporation, the corporate that owns the Aldergrove property the place the zoo is situated.

According to the lawsuit, Hanson’s daughter visited the zoo on Aug. 5, 2019 when she allegedly caught her arm by “an unguarded chain link fence” on the black bear exhibit and a bunch of bears attacked and mauled her arm.

The woman sustained a number of accidents together with a wrist fracture, partial amputation of her finger, lack of muscle tissue and scarring, says the lawsuit. 

Lawsuit claims ‘negligence, breach of contract’

According to the lawsuit, the zoo and the property proprietor owed an obligation of care to Sophia Hanson as a patron of the zoo.

“At all material times, the fence and/or the bears constitute a hazard to invitees accessing the premises,” reads the go well with.

“The plaintiff’s injuries, loss and damage occurred as a result of the defendants’ negligence, breach of contract, and breach of statutory duties pursuant to to the Occupiers Liability Act and Negligence Act.”

It seeks damages for ache and struggling, lack of earnings incomes capability, and the price of previous and future care.

The lawsuit would not specify a greenback quantity searched for damages, however, along with the accidents, claims damages on behalf of the woman’s members of the family for the care she acquired and any future care, together with for misplaced wages.

None of the allegations have been confirmed in court docket and a response to the lawsuit has not but been filed.

According to the zoo’s web site, three North American black bears are at present saved on the zoo. The two females and one male are 5 years previous and had been rescued from Alaska after their mom was misplaced in a human-wildlife battle.