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2 in critical condition after grizzly bear attack involving students in remote B.C. community
Eleven people injured including four hospitalized after a grizzly bear attacked a school group during a hike; bear remained at large amid ongoing investigation, officials said.
- A grizzly bear attacked an elementary school class on Thursday, Nov. 20 in Bella Coola, British Columbia, injuring multiple people while the animal remains at large, prompting community warnings.
- The Year 4-5 class was walking on a trail near Highway 20 in the 4 Mile area when the bear appeared, officials said grizzly bears' seasonal behaviour increases aggression as they build fat stores before hibernation.
- According to Emergency Health Services spokesman Brian Twaites, paramedics treated four patients, two in critical and two in serious condition, while seven others were treated at the scene and a male teacher was airlifted.
- Acwsalcta School said it will remain closed Friday with counselling available, while the Nuxalk Nation and authorities urged residents to stay indoors as RCMP and B.C. Conservation Officer Service search for the "aggressive bear".
- Nuxalk Nation leaders said they are devastated and offered food, comfort, and counselling at youth centre and local support services amid grizzly bears' pre-hibernation behaviour in Bella Coola River Valley, about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
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11 Injured In Brutal Grizzly Bear Attack
11 people sustained injuries after a grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teachers in British Columbia, Canada. Two individuals were left in critical condition. It’s unclear how many of the 11 injured are children. The attack reportedly happened in Bella Coola, which is approximately 430 miles northwest of Vancouver. ADVERTISEMENT Conservation officials...
Grizzly attacks schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in Canada, injuring 11
Parent Veronica Schooner said a lot of people tried to halt the attack but one male teacher “got the whole brunt of it” and was among the people taken by helicopter from the scene.
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