A black bear broke into a house in southeastern Colorado and clawed a girl’s leg. Wildlife officers are trying to find the bear.
The incident occurred early Friday morning when a resident close to Boncarbo, west of Trinidad, was woke up by a crashing sound and her canine growling, in response to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife information launch. The 82-year-old lady opened the doorways to her mudroom and a small, cinnamon-colored bear, a yearling weighing lower than 100 kilos, scrambled across the room, climbed a shelf and left the home, tearing via and open window display.
The injured lady declined medical consideration, in response to the CPW.
“Underneath CPW coverage, any bear that causes harm to a human is assessed as a harmful bear and, if captured, should be humanely euthanized,” the discharge mentioned.
CPW Officer Bob Holder was notified of the incident Friday and commenced a search within the space the place a lure was set in case the bear returns.
Information Alert: CPW trying to find small bear that broke into a house west of Trinidad and scratched an 82-year-old lady.
NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY TODAY concerning this ongoing search and investigation.https://t.co/YvYfomdpF8 pic.twitter.com/BTIskHhw7l— CPW SE Area (@CPW_SE) August 12, 2023
“Human well being and security at all times stay our prime precedence in any incident like this, no matter how minor the accidents are,” mentioned Mike Brown, CPW’s space wildlife supervisor for the area, within the launch. “CPW officers are doing all the things we are able to to find this bear. Fortunately, the sufferer’s accidents include very minor scratches.”
That is the second bear assault within the Trinidad space in two weeks. The CPW doesn’t consider the 2 incidents are associated. The incident is the fourth reported bear assault in Colorado in 2023.