Grizzly attacks B.C. elementary class, many hurt

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Nov, 2025 11:46 AM

A grizzly bear has attacked a group of elementary school students and teachers in the B.C. central coast community of Bella Coola, leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt.

B.C. Emergency Health Services said seven more people were treated at the scene of the attack in the community about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, which was called in just before 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Veronica Schooner said her 10-year-old son Alvarez was in the Year 4-5 class that was attacked while on a walk and was so close to the animal "he even felt its fur." The Nuxalk Nation said Thursday evening that the "aggressive bear" remained on the loose, and that police and conservation officers were on the scene.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jim Urquhart

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