XPost: talk.politics.guns, sac.politics, alt.survival   
   From: campbell@neotext.ca   
      
   On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:45:40 -0800, Don't Feed The Bears! wrote:   
      
   > 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-stude   
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   I be guessin' this happened in a Berry Patch being poached, and   
   now the bear's hiding out 'cause it knows we're coming to kill it.   
      
   Dhu   
      
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