A grizzly bear attack on a group of elementary school students in Bella Coola, B.C., on Thursday is the latest in a series of recent encounters with the animals in British Columbia. Several people have been badly injured and at least one person has died.

Here is a list of attacks in B.C. this year:

July 4: A man is flown to hospital after being bitten and scratched by a grizzly in a remote location west of Fort Nelson. Conservation officers say there are no plans to hunt the animal, which had two cubs.

July 26: Two grizzly bears attack a couple riding electric bikes in Cranbrook, B.C. The man suffers significant injuries.

Sept. 30: Two people are charged with the killing of a grizzly bear in July on B.C.’s Texada Island. The bear had stalked people and harassed livestock in the weeks l

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