Family says Arkansas bear attack victim has died

Dad Who Was Attacked by 70-Lb. Bear in Front of His Son Has Died, Family Says

Vernon Patton, 72, died on Sunday, Sept. 14, according to family and a spokesperson for the Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionGetty A black bear (stock photo).NEED TO KNOWA 72-year-old Arkansas man has died after being injured in an attack by a juvenile black bear earlier this monthWhen Vernon Patton's son arrived to check on him on Sept. 3, he found his father being mauled in the Mulberry Mountain area, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said…

Arkansas bear attack may be the state's first since before the Civil War - Elderly man subsequently dies (UPDATE)

On Wednesday afternoon, a black bear attacked a man in Franklin County. The victim, a 72-year-old named Vernon Patton, is in stable condition at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, according to Keith Stephens, the chief of communications for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Patton was reportedly working outside in the Mulberry Mountain area when the incident occurred. The bear was "in the process of attacking him" when Patton'…

Franklin County man has died after bear attack

The Franklin County, Arkansas, man who was attacked by a bear earlier this month has died, according to Arkansas Game & Fish.

Arkansas bear attack victim Vernon Patton has died

Vernon Patton, the 72-year-old man from Franklin County who was attacked by a bear on Sept. 3, died Sunday, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Family says Arkansas bear attack victim has died

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The family of a Franklin County man attacked by a bear earlier this month says he has died. Vernon Patton, 72, died from his injuries on Sept. 14, his family told KNWA/FOX24. Patton was moved to hospice care on Sept. 8 after he was attacked by a bear in the Mulberry Mountain area of Franklin County on Sept. 3. Patton was working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain Lodge Park when the black bea…

Man attacked by bear in Franklin County has died, AGFC confirms

Vernon Patton, a man who was attacked by a black bear in Franklin County earlier this month, died on Sunday.