Conservation officers are in a remote community on B.C.'s central coast to investigate a grizzly bear attack that sent a man to hospital with broken bones, cuts and puncture wounds.

Four members of a predator-attack team arrived Tuesday night in Oweekeno, a small community located about 480 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, said conservation officer Doug Forsdick.

Forsdick said the officers have visited the attack site and are interviewing locals about grizzly bears.

A conservation officer has also interviewed survivor Johnny Johnson, who is in a Victoria hospital.

Grizzly bear attack victim John Johnson is recovering in hospital from wounds he suffered in the encounter Monday. CBC Johnson was picking berries Monday when he was attacked by a female grizzly bear that was with her two cubs.

He's expected to spend the next three weeks recovering in hospital from the serious injuries he sustained in the encounter.

Forsdick said conservation officers will now come up with a plan to deal with the grizzly bear if they can locate it.