Grizzly bear attack sends one person to hospital in northern B.C.
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One person has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a grizzly bear attack in Wednesday morning near Babine Lake, B.C.
One person has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a grizzly bear attack in northern British Columbia.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service responded to the incident, which took place Wednesday morning near Granisle, a village on Babine Lake northwest of Burns Lake.
The Mounties also say RCMP in the Houston, B.C. detached were called regarding the attack, and confirm the victim is a 70-year-old man.
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“Further details on the victim’s condition are unknown at this time,” the conservation officer service tweeted.
“An update will be provided when additional details are confirmed.”
The B.C. government estimates nearly 15,000 grizzly bears are roaming the province.