ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – It was a horrifying moment for students and teachers when a grizzly bear attacked a group on a walking trail during a field trip in British Columbia, Canada. The incident left 11 people injured, with two in critical condition.
Kevin VanDamme, the school group had stopped along the trail for lunch when the grizzly bear “emerged from the forest and attacked.”
“The teachers put themselves in harm’s way to protect the children. They successfully repelled the bear and used bear spray and bear bangers to ward off the bear,” VanDamme said…