A grizzly bear has attacked a group of primary school children and teachers, injuring 11 - and remains on the loose.

Kids ran for their lives in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada when the large bear suddenly appeared and it left four people in a serious condition in hospital - two of those are now fighting for their lives. Emergency services said seven more people were treated at the scene of the attack in the community about 700km northwest of Vancouver, which was reported just before 2 pm on Thursday.

Veronica Schooner said her 10-year-old son Alvarez was in the Year 4-5 class that was attacked while on a walk and was so close to the animal "he even felt its fur." She continued: "He was running for his life."

It is understood a male teacher heroically tried to stop the bear bu

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