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   From: stupid@students.com   
      
   A grizzly bear attacked a group of students and teachers on Thursday in   
   a remote community on British Columbia's Central Coast, injuring several   
   people, according to the school, police and conservation officials.   
      
   The incident occurred in the Bella Coola Valley of the Nuxalk Nation.   
      
   CBS News' Canadian partner CBC reported two people were critically   
   injured and two others were seriously hurt. Others were treated on the   
   scene and released.   
      
   The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed to CBS News that they   
   responded to a call at 1:35 p.m. Thursday about a grizzly bear attack in   
   an area called Old Trail, but did not provide any further information   
   about the victims. CBS News also reached out to the British Columbia   
   emergency service but did not receive a response.   
      
   The B.C Conservation Officer Service put out a statement urging   
   residents to stay away from the forest and river area near the site   
   until further notice. The agency said efforts to locate and capture the   
   bear continued on Friday.   
      
   The Nuxalk Nation chief, Samuel Schooner, said in a Facebook post that   
   the "aggressive bear" in the area is still on the loose. He warned   
   people not to look for it and to stay indoors.   
      
   "There has been a bear incident near 4 Mile. For the safety of all,   
   please stay indoors, off the highway near the administration office, and   
   off all trails," the chief said.   
      
   The conservation service said the students and teachers had stopped   
   along a trail near the river when a grizzly bear emerged from the forest   
   and attacked.   
      
   "Multiple teachers physically intervened, using bear spray and a bear   
   banger, to drive the bear away," the agency said.   
      
   Veronica Schooner said her 10-year-old son Alvarez was in the class and   
   was "traumatized" and "in shock" after the attack, The Canadian Press   
   reported.   
      
   "He was running for his life," she said, adding that the bear got so   
   close, "he even felt its fur."   
      
   She told the news outlet a lot of people tried to stop the attack but   
   one male teacher "got the whole brunt of it."   
      
   Acwsalcta School, an independent First Nation school in the Nuxalk   
   Nation in Bella Coola, said in a Facebook post that the incident   
   involved the school's community members and that the school will be   
   closed on Friday due to the bear attack.   
      
   "Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers are with the student and staff   
   member who were injured," the school wrote. "...We also extend our care   
   to all students who witnessed or were affected by the event; no one   
   handles events like this alone, and we are committed to providing the   
   emotional support and resources needed in the days and weeks ahead."   
      
   Last month, a grizzly bear attack injured two hikers in B.C's McGregor   
   Mountain area, northeast of Prince George. One of the hikers who was   
   transported to the hospital in critical condition died a few weeks later   
   due to complications.   
      
   The grizzly that was involved in the mauling was also found dead, the   
   B.C Conservation Officer Service said.   
      
   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grizzly-bear-attack-injures-student   
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