Conservation officers captured two grizzly bears on Monday but have not confirmed whether they were involved in the attack on a school group in Bella Coola last week. Officers urge caution as they continue the investigation and search for a female sow and two cubs that are suspected in last Thursday’s attack that left four people seriously injured.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service Insp. Kevin Van Damme reported on Monday morning that one bear had been trapped and assessed, including “comparing attack scene evidence with evidence analyzed from the captured bear.”

Van Damme said results were inconclusive and that the bear will be fitted with a GPS collar and relocated with the help of wildlife biologists and the provincial wildlife veterinarian.

“These bears are still considered a

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