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PA Mom Attacked By Bear Undergoes Multiple Surgeries PA Mom Attacked By Bear Undergoes Multiple Surgeries
Lee Ann Galante Recovering After Bear Attack In Backyard A 55-year-old Pennsylvania mom is out of the hospital after a bear attack in her own backyard, she told Daily Voice.  Lee Ann Galante was letting her dog out of the backdoor of her home on Bellefield Drive, Butler Township at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, and unknown to her there were three cubs in a tree — that's when the mama bear attacked, as Daily Voice initially reported.  Galante suffered injuries to her head, neck, face, and arms, authorities explained. She was taken by Butler Ambulance Service to Butler Memorial Hospital. Posted by Lee Ann Galante on Wednesd…

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Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police Mama Bear Killed, PA Mom Hospitalized After Walking Dog Near Cubs: Police
Lee Ann Galante Hospitalized By Bear Attack In Backyard A 55-year-old Pennsylvania woman is in the hospital after she went to walk her dog in her backyard and unknowingly went past three bear cubs on March 5, authorities say. Lee Ann Galante was letting her dog out of the backdoor of her home on Bellefield Drive, Butler Township at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday when the bear attack began, as detailed in a release by the area Chief of Police John Hays. Galante didn't see the bear cubs (known as yearlings) in a tree before the mama bear (a sow) attacked, according to authorities. The sow left Galante with injuries to her head, neck, face, and arms, Chief …

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4-Year-Old 'Almost Died' In Halloween Hit-Run, Pennsylvania Mom Says 4-Year-Old 'Almost Died' In Halloween Hit-Run, Pennsylvania Mom Says
4-Year-Old 'Almost Died' In Halloween Hit-Run, Pennsylvania Mom Says A 4-year-old boy is recovering after being struck by a car while trick-or-treating in Butler City on Tuesday night, authorities and the boy's mom told Daily Voice.  Tiffany and John Hawk's 4-year-old son was struck by a Green Chevy Trailblazer in the 600 block Center Avenue at 6:21 p.m. on Oct. 31, Tiffany explained.  "My 4 year old son almost died last night in-front of his parents and siblings. If that doesn’t weigh on you then you’re the one who deserves pity," Tiffany wrote in a Facebook post. Butler City police officers arrived at the scene within five minutes but the driver had alre…

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