Nov. 24 (UPI) — Canadian conservation officials continue their search for three grizzly bears that attacked a group of elementary students injuring four people, including a teacher, last week in rural British Columbia.
Since the Thursday attack in Bella Coola Valley, located about 620 miles north of Vancouver, B.C. conservation officers have been searching the region for the mother grizzly bear and two cubs.
On Sunday, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service has been rotating teams to search for the bears, including during the night.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police air assets with thermal imaging cameras have been deployed to assist, the BCCOS said in a statement, while urging members of the public to not aid in their search efforts.
Additional officers arrived a day prior, and trapping efforts were ongoing.
Residents are being urged to avoid the 4 Miles subdivision of Bella Coola Valley where the attack occurred and to remain indoors.
Any bears captured amid the search will be assessed by wildlife biologists as well as federal veterinarians
