Having guided in the same areas as the Wilderness Explorer the  guides and expedition leaders made critical errors in judgment years ago.  They should have never ventured into Sitkoh Creek at this time of year.  Dozens of brown bears visit Sitkoh Creek to feed on sockeye, pink, chum and coho salmon.  There is a virtual bear highway shouldering both sides of Sitkoh Creek.  That with rolling terrain, dense foliage and a roaring creek made for a unfortunate mauling.  There is tremendous pressure put on there guides to show clients brown bears, but at what cost.  I warned the expedition leaders to curtail the tours and behavior of there clients which are very affluent and perhaps difficult to manage.  Unfortunately I don't believe the Wilderness Explorer and sister ship, Surf Bird will change there tours or there behaviors.  

All the best to there guides which unfortunately were mauled.