A bear significantly lacerated a lady’s arm in Colorado Wednesday whereas she tried to place her yard’s sizzling tub lid again on, authorities mentioned.
The assault occurred in New Fortress shortly after 2 a.m., in line with a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
“The lady noticed the lid to her sizzling tub was partially eliminated and went outdoors to place the lid again on. Whereas fixing the lid she observed a bear popping out of a tree and charging at her,” the assertion mentioned. “The bear, later decided to be the sow, swiped on the girl, hitting and severely lacerating her arm.”
The injured girl managed to get inside her residence the place she known as 911. She additionally sustained scratches to her again, officers mentioned.
When New Fortress police arrived, there have been 4 bears, a sow and three cubs close by, in line with Parks and Wildlife, which ordered police to “shoot and kill the sow.” The sow was in a tree when it was killed, in line with Parks and Wildlife.
The company initially couldn’t decide if the sow or one of many cubs had attacked the lady. The choice was made to euthanize the bears, Parks and Wildlife mentioned. One cub was euthanized.
Due to the placement of two different cubs in a tree, together with the shut proximity of a busy street and houses, Parks and Wildlife determined to attend to euthanize the remaining cubs.
Throughout a follow-up investigation, Parks and Wildlife decided the sow was the one bear concerned within the assault.
For the reason that two remaining cubs weren’t straight concerned within the assault, the company despatched the cubs to a rehabilitation facility. The stays of the sow and cub are being despatched to the company’s Wildlife Well being Lab for necropsy, in line with Parks and Wildlife.
Todd Miyazawa contributed.
