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Julien Gauthier: Grizzly bear kills soundgathering musician | Julien Gauthier: Grizzly bear kills soundgathering musician |
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A Franco-Canadian man died after being attacked by a grizzly bear in a remote area of Canada last week, police announced on Monday. | A Franco-Canadian man died after being attacked by a grizzly bear in a remote area of Canada last week, police announced on Monday. |
Julien Gauthier, a 44-year-old musician, was surprised by the animal in his sleep. | Julien Gauthier, a 44-year-old musician, was surprised by the animal in his sleep. |
He was travelling along the Mackenzie River to record sounds of nature for a musical project. | He was travelling along the Mackenzie River to record sounds of nature for a musical project. |
Unprovoked grizzly bear attacks are usually very rare, conservation officers say. | Unprovoked grizzly bear attacks are usually very rare, conservation officers say. |
On 15 August, at approximately 07:45 local time (13:45 GMT), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was alerted by the launch of a distress beacon in the Tulita area on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, a largely isolated area accessible only by sea or air. | On 15 August, at approximately 07:45 local time (13:45 GMT), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was alerted by the launch of a distress beacon in the Tulita area on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, a largely isolated area accessible only by sea or air. |
Camille Toscani, a biologist who had been travelling with Mr Gauthier and raised the alert, said he had been dragged away by a grizzly bear in the middle of the night. | Camille Toscani, a biologist who had been travelling with Mr Gauthier and raised the alert, said he had been dragged away by a grizzly bear in the middle of the night. |
The RCMP sent a helicopter to the area because of bad weather conditions to look for Mr Gauthier and evacuate the travellers. His body was eventually found the next day, reports say. | The RCMP sent a helicopter to the area because of bad weather conditions to look for Mr Gauthier and evacuate the travellers. His body was eventually found the next day, reports say. |
The victim, who was a composer and soundman, had planned to canoe down the Mackenzie River from Fort Providence to Inuvik (about 1,500 km, or 930 miles), he said on a crowdfunding platform to explain his project. | |
He was born and grew up in Canada with his two French parents, but moved to France - where he lived - at the age of 19, reports say. | He was born and grew up in Canada with his two French parents, but moved to France - where he lived - at the age of 19, reports say. |
The Brittany Symphony Orchestra, where Mr Gauthier had been a composer in residence since 2017, paid tribute to him, saying he was "a sensitive, generous and talented man" who had "a sense of adventure, wonder and rare intelligence". | The Brittany Symphony Orchestra, where Mr Gauthier had been a composer in residence since 2017, paid tribute to him, saying he was "a sensitive, generous and talented man" who had "a sense of adventure, wonder and rare intelligence". |
"It was his dream to go there, to go to the North," said Ms Toscani. | "It was his dream to go there, to go to the North," said Ms Toscani. |
"He had asked me to take part in this adventure, we had been thinking about it for three years. We were so happy to get to do it. He was a unique artist, inspired by open spaces and nature," she told Le Parisien newspaper (in French). | "He had asked me to take part in this adventure, we had been thinking about it for three years. We were so happy to get to do it. He was a unique artist, inspired by open spaces and nature," she told Le Parisien newspaper (in French). |
Last year, he spent five months recoding sounds in the Kerguelen Islands in Antarctica, and the result of that trip was a piece called Symphonie australe (Southern Symphony), which was broadcast on French radio. | Last year, he spent five months recoding sounds in the Kerguelen Islands in Antarctica, and the result of that trip was a piece called Symphonie australe (Southern Symphony), which was broadcast on French radio. |