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‘Bear Attack’ Turns Out To Be A Trip, Fall At Prettyboy Reservoir, Officials Say ‘Bear Attack’ Turns Out To Be A Trip, Fall At Prettyboy Reservoir, Officials Say
‘Bear Attack’ Turns Out To Be A Trip, Fall At Prettyboy Reservoir, Officials Say Tales of a bear attack in Maryland may have been grossly exaggerated, according to officials.  Officials from the Baltimore County Fire Department set the record straight on Monday afternoon after there were multiple reports about a possible attack at Prettyboy Reservoir. According to the department, a woman saw a bear, ran, and tripped while fleeing, leaving her with minor scratches.   The bear never made contact with the woman. Reports of a bear attack at Prettyboy Reservoir were inaccurate. A woman saw a bear, ran, and tripped—causing minor scratches. The bear never m…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Young Children Injured In PA Bear Attack, Game Wardens Say Two Young Children Injured In PA Bear Attack, Game Wardens Say
Two Young Children Injured In PA Bear Attack, Game Wardens Say A pair of Pennsylvania children received non-life-threatening injuries in a bear attack on Monday, according to the state Game Commission.  It happened on May 22 in Wright Township, Luzerne County, the commission wrote in a release.  Two children aged 5 and 14 months were playing in their driveway when the attack occurred, officials said. Investigators are still unsure what might have provoked the bear's aggression.  The victims were treated for bites and scratches and later released from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, the Game Commission noted.  Game wardens have…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bear Kills Dog, Injures Woman In NJ Attack Bear Kills Dog, Injures Woman In NJ Attack
Bear Kills Dog, Injures Woman In NJ Attack A woman was hospitalized and her dog was killed after being attacked by a bear outside a North Jersey home Monday evening, police said. Officers responding to the attack on Echo Drive in Sparta found an 81-year-old woman with head and leg injuries around 7 p.m., Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon told DailyVoice.com. The woman stated that she had been bitten and scratched by a bear that had been attacking her dog. The woman had placed her garbage at the curb for disposal and later saw two bears that had torn open the bags and were eating the trash, Lamon said. The woman’s dogs, who were being l…

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by Valerie Musson