A grizzly attack on a school picnic in Canada late last week was a rare and puzzling happening that may have been spurred on by scrambling children's panicked screams, bear experts say.

The bear, thought to be a female with two cubs, attacked a group of about 20 people including several schoolchildren on Thursday near a tiny coastal community in British Columbia, Canada.

What happened near the small waterfront town of Bella Coola might have resulted from a “perfect storm” of circumstances — such as noise cover from running water and startled children going into a panic, one expert told Cowboy State Daily.

As of Monday morning, four people were still hospitalized, including a teacher and three “grade four and five” children, Canadian bear safety expert Kim Titchener told Cowboy State Dai

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