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We remember the victim of a tragic bear attack grizzlies in the Yukon as a talented teacher, loving the outdoors and wearing a contagious smile.
Valérie Thé Orêt and her 10-month-old daughter Adele Roesholt were mutilated on Monday by a bear in front of their isolated cabin northeast of Mayo.
The child's father, Gjermund Roesholt, shot the dead bear when he charged him as he returned from his trap.
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In Whitehorse, where the family was based, the community was boiling on Wednesday.
"Disbelief, for example, it's not true that she's gone," said his colleague Michel Emery at Global News.
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His friend Rene Lapierre said that the oret was "a magnet for children" and that he always illuminated a room of his presence.
"I do not know if you saw his picture, but his smile is very beautiful," he said. "Always smiling, always a very happy person."
He said the storm and his partner had just hit the mark, after trying for years to have a baby.
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"When they finally got pregnant, she was so happy that it was amazing," he said.
The couple was comprised of experienced backcountry adventurers, and pbadionate about their secluded cabin, adding, "It looked like a dream place."
"Whenever she told me about this trapping line and this place, it was like a paradise for them. She was always happy and smiling to talk about this place, "he said.
"They were worried that a baby would not fit as well on a trap line, but [the child] was riding with everything and she was playing outside and in the cabin, and it was natural for her.
"They lived the dream."
Flags were hoisted Wednesday at Whitehorse Elementary School, where Oret had been working for more than five years.
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Deputy Director, Bruce Dent, said that staff and students from the district and other schools and from other schools. Other schools received considerable support, but those who knew the storm were still short of words.
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"She taught Grade 3 at one point, she taught Grade 6 at one point. And all these students, they have very good memories of her. She really had a lot of success with them, "he said.
"We had high school kids who came back to clbad yesterday and were upset."
The storm partner returns to Whitehorse, where Lapierre claimed to be supported by friends. His parents and the storm go to Whitehorse to join him.
"He's probably made of concrete or steel, I do not know how he can keep his business, it's just unreal," he said.
A memorial for mother and child is scheduled for Thursday at the Franco-Yukon Association.
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