Bella Coola Harbor, British Columbia, near where the attack took place. Nancy Strohm/iStockphoto/Getty Images AP —

A grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada , injuring 11 people, two of them critically.

The attack happened Thursday afternoon in Bella Coola, 700 kilometers (435 miles) northwest of Vancouver. The Nuxalk Nation said the “aggressive bear” remained on the loose Thursday evening and police and conservation officers were on the scene.

“Officers are armed. Remain indoors and off the highway,” the First Nation said in a social media post.

Two people were critically injured and two had serious injuries, Emergency Health Services spokesman Brian Twaites said. The others were treated at the scene.

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