A 21-year-old woman was attacked by a bear on Thursday while planting trees in a park in northeastern Canada, authorities said.
An unidentified maintenance employee was “seriously injured” and stays in stable condition in hospital after a harrowing experience.
“Conservationists do not have conclusive physical evidence presently, but they imagine a grizzly bear was involved in the attack.” he said in a statement.
The woman was working in a felled area near Bearhole Lake Provincial Park, a protected wildlife sanctuary near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, shortly after 3 p.m. when the beast jumped.
The bear initially bluffed the planter in an try and scare her.
She retreated to a nearby roadway, where the animal followed and attacked before finally running away.
A work colleague rushed to the woman’s aid before she was airlifted to a hospital in nearby Prince George.
Conservationists imagine the bear was surprised by the farmer and acted in self-defense.
![Grizzly is walking in the forest.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000013777563.jpg?w=1024)
Although bear activity was seen in the realm, the animal had not been seen for the reason that attack.
“As a result of the defensive nature of the attack and the distant location of the location, conservationists consider the threat to public safety to be low and usually are not taking any motion on the booby traps,” the department said.
There are as many as 16,000 grizzly bears in British Columbia Government of Canada.
Attacks are relatively rare, but grizzlies have been known to “defend themselves when surprised and appear to have a more aggressive nature than black bears.”
![Bearhole Lake Provincial Park](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NYPICHPDPICT000013777568.jpg?w=1024)
The Bearhole Lake Conservation Area is a popular area for mountain climbing, camping and other outdoor excursions and is described by British Columbia Parks as an area teeming with wildlife.
The refuge is understood to be frequented by black bears in addition to other large mammals equivalent to moose, caribou and deer.
Visitors are warned to arm themselves with bear spray and stay in large groups to avoid a tragic encounter with native animals.