Toronto — A grizzly bear attack on a popular trail left two hikers hospitalized in British Columbia, Canada over the weekend. Both hikers were airlifted to Prince George Airport and then transported by ambulance to a regional hospital, one of them in critical condition, according to CBS News' partner network CBC News.

The British Columbia Emergency Health Services did not immediately reply to CBS News' request for an update on the hikers' conditions on Tuesday.

B.C. Conservation Officer Services confirmed the attack in the McGregor Mountain area, northeast of Prince George, in a statement posted on Facebook. The agency shared a photo of two helicopters hovering above the trail during the rescue operation.

Emergency paramedics on board an air ambulance that rescued the hikers provided t

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