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Bear Euthanized After Biting, Clawing 2 People in Mammoth Lakes
The couple were hospitalized with serious injuries after the bear turned on them during a dog fight, and officials later euthanized it.
- On Monday, June 8, a California couple in Mammoth Lakes fought off a 17-month-old, 70-pound black bear using a water bottle and a hatchet during an encounter outside their home.
- The woman attempted to stop the bear from fighting her dogs when the animal turned on her, biting and clawing her; her husband then intervened but was "aggressively confronted" by the bear.
- Despite sustaining "significant injuries," the couple transported themselves to Mammoth Hospital for treatment, while their dogs suffered minor injuries and are expected to make a full recovery.
- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife deemed the bear a "public safety concern" and humanely euthanized the animal while collecting biological evidence for investigation.
- Mammoth Police Chief Dan Casabian called the incident "extremely rare," urging residents to keep dogs leashed and never approach bears to reduce future encounters in the area.
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Bear euthanized after biting, clawing 2 people in Mammoth Lakes
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured and euthanized a bear after it injured two people outside of a home in the Old Mammoth area of Mammoth Lakes Monday morning. The attack happened at about 6 a.m., when a woman rushed to stop a fight between her dog and a 17-month-old black bear weighing [...]
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