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Woman tells of grizzly's violent assault on her home in community where bear attacked 20 schoolchildren

A month after her home was destroyed, a grizzly bear and two cubs attacked a group of teachers and 20 children, injuring 11 people, including three students

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A grizzly bear broke into Tanyss Munro’s home, tearing down walls, ripping out the furnace and destroying her kitchen.

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The attack came in October, after a summer of spotting a number of bears on her property in Bella Coola, B.C. Munro said she and her husband warned local conservation officers that if they did not deal with the aggressive animals, someone could die.

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