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A Calgary man whose dog has been missing since she escaped a bear attack on Saturday remains hopeful the animal will turn up.

Chris Switzer was out for a hike west of Longview with the six-year-old pit bull when he says a bear appeared, got on top of the dog and and hauled her into the trees.

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Equipped with bear spray, he instinctively went to rescue Diamond. But before he could get to her, the dog came running back out of the trees, “jumped into the river and she never came back up.”

“It happened really fast,” Switzer said.

Switzer said he thinks the attacking animal was a black bear.

After the incident, which took place early in the afternoon, Switzer said he spent hours searching for Diamond. Because there was no cell phone reception, he left to let family members know what had happened, and returned with help to continue searching until the evening. He also returned the next day, and plans to go back next weekend after returning from work out of town.