The Men Were Concerned for Mother Bear
The fishermen were more than willing to help the cubs out, but they did have one obvious concern, which was the mother bear on the other side of the lake. Would she recognize that they were trying to help her cubs or would she see them as a threat and attack them when they came to shore? Although she was on the other side of the water past the rough currents, the fishermen knew that adult bears could be powerful swimmers.