Image Credit: BC Conservation Officer Service / Facebook

By The Canadian Press

BEAR INCIDENT

North Vancouver park closed after black bear bites 10-year-old girl

Jul 25, 2020 | 10:35 AM

VANCOUVER – British Columbia conservation officers say a young girl is recovering after being bitten by a black bear in North Vancouver.

The Conservation Officer Service says the 10-year-old girl was walking along the Rice Lake Loop with her family when the incident occurred Friday afternoon.

It says in a social media post that a bystander helped scare the bear away.

It says the girl was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and no one else was hurt.

The service said last night its predator attack team was looking for the bear and the investigation is ongoing.

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The park is closed to the public until further notice.

(The Canadian Press)