Teachers called 'true heroes' after repelling grizzly bear that attacked school group, injuring 11

Teachers fended disconnected a grizzly carnivore that attacked a schoolhouse radical walking on a way successful British Columbia, Canada, connected Thursday, officials said.

"The radical had stopped on a way adjacent the assemblage erstwhile a grizzly carnivore emerged from the wood and attacked," Insp. Kevin Van Damme of British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service, said successful an update connected societal media. "Teachers successfully repelled the carnivore utilizing capsicum spray and a carnivore banger."

Eleven radical were injured successful the attack, including students successful the 4th and 5th grade, according to CBC News.

Two were successful captious condition, 2 successful superior information and the different 7 were treated astatine the scene, the British Columbia Health Services said.

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British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service said the grizzly emerged from the woods and "attacked." (Matthew Bailey/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The incidental happened successful Bella Coola, a municipality much than 400 miles northbound of Vancouver.

The victims were taken to Bella Coola Hospital and were being transferred to Vancouver for further care, Van Damme said.

Officials were inactive searching for the carnivore arsenic of Friday, who they judge whitethorn person been antecedently injured.

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"We admit this incidental is distressing for the community. We are successful adjacent interaction with the Nuxalk Nation arsenic our probe continues. We convey them for their collaborative efforts to guarantee assemblage consciousness and shared information information," Van Damme said. "Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, and we privation them a afloat and speedy recovery."

Bella Coola is much than 400 miles northbound of Vancouver successful British Columbia. (Google Maps)

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Tamara Davidson, British Columbia’s Minister of Environment and Parks, called the teachers who fought disconnected the carnivore "true heroes," adding that they were well-prepared, according to the Guardian.