US EditionOfficers Believe Sow with Cubs Was Involved in B.C. Bear Attack on Students, Teachers
Three students and a teacher were seriously injured in a bear attack during a field trip, prompting ongoing searches involving thermal imaging and forensic evidence collection.
- On Thursday, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said a mother bear with two cubs likely attacked a lunchtime elementary school field trip near Bella Coola, injuring three pupils and a teacher.
- Searchers are attempting to trap and assess all three bears, collecting forensic evidence amid rainy, slippery conditions, but no bears have been trapped so far.
- Sgt. Jeff Tyre, B.C. Conservation Officer Service, warned `Speaking from experience, this is probably the most dangerous thing that conservation officers do, especially dealing with family units with sows`.
- Schooner said victims have shown some improvement but face a long physical and mental recovery, and officials said any euthanasia decision would involve veterinarians and other professionals.
- In local context, Schooner recalled spending hours playing in the woods without incidents, noting the region hosts grizzlies, black bears, cougars, and wolverines, within the Nuxalk Nation.
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Conservation officers in British Columbia say they believe a mother bear with two cubs was likely involved in an attack on a group of elementary school students and their teachers Thursday, and they continue to search for the animal in the area near the community. “Speaking from experience, this is probably the most dangerous thing that conservation officers do, especially dealing with family units with sows,” Sgt. Jeff Tyre with the B.C. Conser…
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