Warren Sill

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Warren SillFilm Maker Who Went Missing in British Colombia While Tracking Spirit Bears.A 26-year-old Ohio man has disappeared in the Canadian woods while filming a documentary about bears.Search and rescue crews are scouring bushland in northern British Columbia for Warren Sill, who has been missing since July 5.The case has similarities to Grizzly Man - a documentary chronicling the life and death of bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, who was killed and eaten by a grizzly bear in 2003 when filming the animals in the wild.Police have not said whether they suspect Mr Sill was attacked by a bear but are growing increasingly concerned about his safety.The man's car was found abandoned at the entrance of the Whiskey Creek Trail, near New Hazelton on July 10. It contained the man's cell phone and tent.Mr Sill's parents told police the filmmaker, known as Andrew, only planned to spend five days in the woods and was not an experienced hiker.'The concern is that this young man was out there and not equipped for the terrain, ' Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman Const. Lesley Smith told Canada's Metronews.Read more: