Wolf attack suspected in Oshawa man’s death

Police in Saskatchewan say the death of an Oshawa man was likely caused by a wolf attack. RCMP spokeswoman Heather Russell said 22-year-old Kenton Joel Carnegie died Tuesday evening while out walking near a mining camp in northern Saskatchewan. “Our understanding is he said he was going out for a walk, and said he would be back around 5 o’clock,” she said. While Mounties in Saskatchewan are still investigating the incident, it appears to have been an attack, Ms. Russell said. “There’s no evidence to the contrary,” she said. “All of the injuries (examined) at autopsy were consistent with animals (attacking).” Wolves had been seen in the area and tracks consistent with wolves or dogs were found, Ms. Russell said. Ms. Russell said that while the incidents of wolves attacking humans are rare, they are not unheard of in the province. “Last January there was a man at a mine in the same general area who was attacked,” she said. That man managed to fight the wolves off with assistance from others, Ms. Russell said....

Wolves killed in Wollaston Lake area

Tests are being done on two wolves killed in the Wollaston Lake area – the same area where the body of an Ontario man was found last week following a suspected attack by animals. According to the Canadian Press, Saskatchewan conservation officers shot the animals and sent the carcasses to Saskatoon to determine if they were the animals that killed 22-year-old Kenton Joel Carnegie. Carnegie, a third-year geological engineering student at the University of Waterloo, had been working at Points North Landing as part of his fall term co-op program. Following an autopsy, RCMP said although they couldn't say for certain he had been killed by wolves, that was the working theory. Tim Trottier, a wildlife biologist with the Environmental Department, said four wolves had been seen in the area for some time and had been showing signs of losing their natural fear of humans. Trottier said he's never heard of wild wolves killing a human....