3 children, 1 adult recovering after rare grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola.
A horrific bear attack that sent four people to the hospital, including three young children, is sending shockwaves through a small town in north central B.C.
The group, including students in grades four and five, were on a field trip in Bella Coola. They encountered the bear around 1 p.m. on Thursday when they were having lunch on a trail near Highway 20 and Acwsalcta School, according to RCMP North District Corporal Madonna Saunderson.
Multiple teachers physically intervened, using bear spray and a bear banger, to drive the bear away, but an adult and three students were hurt.
“Two patients were in critical condition and two were in serious condition. Another seven people were cared for at the scene but did not require hospital transport.”
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