"On November 20, a school group was attacked by a grizzly bear, leaving 11 of them injured and two in critical condition. The incident happened on a walking path in Bella Coola, British Columbia, 435 miles Northwest of Vancouver. According to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, several people had to be transported to the local airport to be air-lifted to the nearest hospital."
"In the following weeks, eight bears were captured and tested in an effort to find the one responsible for the attack, but unfortunately, the bear was not found. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service provided an update on social media, stating that due to no new grizzly sightings and with bears moving into denning season, they are "no longer actively trying to capture bears, and equipment has been removed.""
"This was an extraordinary response to an extraordinary attack-our investigation determined the behavior and actions of this bear were aggressive and unlike any other documented grizzly bear attack we have seen in B.C., or Canada."
A grizzly bear attacked a school group on November 20 on a walking path near Bella Coola, British Columbia, injuring 11 people and leaving two in critical condition. Several victims were transported to a local airport and airlifted to the nearest hospital. Authorities captured and tested eight bears in the subsequent weeks but did not find the animal responsible. With no new sightings and bears entering denning season, active capture efforts and equipment were withdrawn. The group belonged to Acwsalcta School of the Nuxalk Nation, who describe the attack as highly unusual given longstanding respectful coexistence with bears.
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