US Edition2 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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Kids seriously hurt in bear attack
The attack by a grizzly bear happened on the central coast of British Colombia, Canada's westernmost province. Photo: Getty Images (file) A grizzly bear has attacked a school group on a walking trail in Canada, seriously injuring three children and one adult.
3 Children, 1 Adult Taken to Hospital After Grizzly Bear Attack in BC
Four people, including three children, were injured after a grizzly bear attacked a group of students and teachers in a small B.C. community. The incident happened on Nov. 20 in Bella Coola, on B.C.’s central coast, about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said it responded to a call of an animal attack just before 2 p.m. Two ambulances and a community paramedic responded to the scene, BCEHS told The Ep…
Canada searches for grizzly bear that attacked school group
Authorities were searching Friday for a grizzly bear that emerged from the forest in a remote part of Canada and attacked a group of 20 children and their teachers, critically injuring two people.
Traumatic scene in British Columbia: a grizzly bear attacked a group of school children and teachers on a hiking trail on Thursday afternoon. At least 11 people were injured, two of whom were in critical condition.
After a grizzly attack on a school group in western Canada, there are eleven injured, including nine-year-old children. The indigenous Nuxalk community continues to warn of the aggressive animal.
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