A grizzly bear attack on schoolchildren in Canada has left 11 people injured as terrified kids were left “screaming and crying.” One little child, who was attacked by the bear, was so close to the animal that he “even felt his fur” as he ran for his life.

The horror incident occured at just before 2pm on Thursday, November 21 when the grizzly bear attacked a group of primary school children in Bella Coola, approximately 435 miles from Vancouver. B.C. Emergency Health Services raced to the scene after receiving a call at 1:46pm about an “animal attack” on a trail near Highway 20. Two people are critically injured and two others seriously hurt.

The emergency services say seven more people were treated at the scene of the attack. 

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