Girl, 10 critically injured in Port Coquitlam, B.C. black bear attack
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — A 10-year old B.C. girl is in hospital after being attacked by a female black bear in Port Coquitlam, just east of Vancouver.
A spokeswoman for the B.C. Ambulance Service described the child’s injuries as critical.
The attack happened late Saturday afternoon on a trail near a river in the city’s River Springs neighbourhood.
Conservation inspector Murray Smith said the bear had been with its cub at the time.