Overview
- A black bear mauled 27-year-old contract technician Hrishikesh Koloth to death at UraniumX’s remote Zoo Bay exploration camp near Nordbye Lake on May 8.
- A civilian worker at the site shot and killed the bear and authorities have sent the animal’s remains for a necropsy as investigators continue to examine how the attack unfolded.
- UraniumX said it is cooperating with local authorities and has temporarily halted all field activities at Zoo Bay while the company reviews safety protocols for the project.
- Koloth moved from Kerala to Canada about three years ago, lived in Penticton with his brother, trained nearly a decade in combat sports through Skoden Martial Arts, and held a 1–3 amateur MMA record with a 3–0 grappling record.
- Fatal bear attacks are extremely rare in Saskatchewan and this killing is reported as the province’s fourth recorded fatality, a development that could prompt tighter wildlife-risk measures at remote resource camps and affect worker safety reviews.