A grizzly bear attack involving students in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s Central Coast has left two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt, according to emergency officials.

B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) says seven additional people were treated at the scene but did not require transport to hospital.

BCEHS said it received a call at 1:46 p.m. PT Thursday about an “animal attack” on a trail called "Old Trail," near Highway 20. Two ambulances and a community paramedic responded.

The mother of a child in the elementary class told The Canadian Press that teachers fought off the attacking animal. WATCH | Emergency officials say multiple injured after grizzly attack in Bella Coola:

B.C. students, teacher injured in Bella Coola grizzly attack 2 hours ago |

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