A young mother murdered by grizzly in the Yukon with her 10-month-old daughter "was full of love"

Verena Koenig was settling in Whitehorse in 2009 when a friend introduced her to Valé rie Thé Orêt – the happiest person, will be remembered later by Koenig, whom she would have never met. They were quick to stick together: they played the guitar together, went pot luck, skied and paddled and ventured into all kinds of adventures in the wild.

Koenig was new to the Yukon's capital city and she met all the friends she linked up at the start of her life in the city – people, in some cases, she now sees as a family – through Valerie.

"She was full of love," Koenig said. "Even (when) there were struggles and things going on and obstacles, she would always be so positive – and she would always be there when you needed her."

The oret, 37, and his 10-month-old daughter Adele Roesholt, died when a grizzly attacked them outside an isolated cabin in the Yukon's far-flung backdrop. They lived in the cabin near Lake Einarson, near the border that Yukon shares with the Northwest Territories, for three months with the partner of Thé Orêt and the father of Adele, Gjermund Roesholt, who found their bodies on his return Monday afternoon. from an exit to check the trapping territory of the family.

She would always be so positive

Before his horrific discovery, Roesholt met the bear about 100 yards from the hut. The animal began charging to him and shot the bear, confirmed the Yukon Chief Coroner. Moments later, he found the bodies of his wife and daughter lying just outside the cabin door.

The storm and Adele probably wandered between 10 am and Roesholt's return from the trapping camp at 3 pm, coroner Heather Jones said in a statement.

While the coroner's office and the RCMP are investigating deaths, people who knew Oretus well remember her as a caring friend, outdoorsman and a dedicated teacher.

Originally from Quebec, the storm was on maternity leave to teach the school. French immersion to grade 6 students at Whitehorse Elementary School, CBC reported. The Yukon Department of Education said in a statement that it is a "valuable educator", adding that it provides support services to staff and students across the territory.

"Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends, as well as to staff and students in mourning," said the department. "This tragedy weighs on our hearts as a community. In times like this, we will come together to honor his memory and support each other. "

Rémy Beaupré, a friend of The Orêt's, told CBC that Thé Orêt and Roesholt had bought their trapping line at Lake Einarson a few years ago and had been able to visit the area with Adèle for an extended period during her leave.

"It was now an opportunity for everyone to go with their families," said Beaupre.

Brian Melanson, a trapper with a cabin in the Lake Einarson area, told CBC that the death of the orchestra and Adele would kill victims of the Yukon trapping community.

"Everyone will be affected," said Melanson. "You know, we all go together, we take our wives and our children and we live there."

A Montana expert told Canadian Press that deadly attacks on grizzlies are unusual.

"It's a very sad situation – something nobody wants to happen – and that's why it's important to understand what's going on here," said Chris Servheen, former Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator. from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

"It would be interesting to try to understand why it happened, if it can be determined by careful recreation of events."

Verena Koenig, meanwhile, no longer lives in Whitehorse, but she planned to go there Thursday to mourn her friend. When she thinks of The Rite, she says, she will remember especially her spark, her love of nature and her beautiful blue eyes.

"When you think about it, it's like a big nightmare and you never wake up. I really do not know how we are going to cope, "said Koenig. "We just have to remember she's such a beautiful person and Adele was an amazing little girl."

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