US EditionGrizzly attack on B.C. elementary class is latest in series of encounters
Three children and one teacher were seriously injured during a grizzly bear attack on a school group; teachers used bear spray and noisemakers to fend off the animal, officials said.
- On Thursday, a grizzly bear charged a stopped school group from Acwsalcta School, run by the Nuxalk Nation, near a Bella Coola, British Columbia trail by a river.
- Teachers used bear spray and a bear banger to repel the bear, with Samuel Schooner and British Columbia Premier David Eby praising their heroism, Eby saying, `I want to thank the teachers for their heroism.`
- Emergency crews treated 11 people at the scene and transported four patients, including three pupils and one teacher, to hospital via Williams Lake Airport, about 288 miles east of Bella Coola.
- Authorities say the bear remains at large and eight conservation officers have deployed traps and cameras, urging people to remain indoors while the search continues.
- Officials noted that conflicts rise as winter nears and preliminary information suggests this bear may have been previously injured, raising questions about behaviour and management choices.
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A grizzly bear has attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of whom are in critical condition. The dangerous bear has not yet been located, and authorities have urged residents to stay indoors.
At least eleven people, including children aged nine and ten, were injured by the unexpected attack of a grizzly bear and two of them remain in critical condition. The events occurred last Thursday while the group, with about twenty children and several teachers, was on a school trip in a rural area of British Columbia, west of Canada. As a result of the incident, four people needed emergency hospital care and seven others were treated at the si…
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