Overview
- Four victims remain hospitalized with two in critical condition and two in serious condition, according to provincial health officials.
- The bear is still at large as conservation officers and RCMP search the 4 Mile/Old Trail area and set traps, with residents urged to stay indoors.
- The group of fourth- and fifth-graders from Nuxalk-run Acwsalcta School was attacked on a trail near Highway 20 during an afternoon outing.
- Teachers used bear spray and a bear banger to drive the animal off, and a male teacher was among the most severely injured.
- Investigators are gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses, describing the incident as a rare attack on such a large group, while poor weather complicated medical evacuations.