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The bear briefly latched onto her wrist after she punched the animal on the nostril.
PORTER, Maine (AP) — A Maine girl was bitten by a bear in her yard whereas defending her pet canine, necessitating a visit to the hospital for stitches, officers stated Friday.
Lynn Kelly, 64, was tending her backyard in Porter when her canine took off into the woods barking at one thing on Friday. Briefly order, the canine was racing again to the yard with a black bear in sizzling pursuit, stated Mark Latti, spokesperson for the Maine Division of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Kelly stood and made herself seem giant, which is beneficial in a black bear encounter. However as an alternative of slowly retreating, she proceeded to confront the bear, which isn’t beneficial, Latti stated.
The bear briefly latched onto Kelly’s wrist after she punched the animal on the nostril, and she or he acquired stitches for the wound at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire, he stated.
It’s uncommon for somebody to be bitten by a bear in Maine though the state has one of many largest black bear populations on the jap seaboard, Latti stated. Encounters with bears may be lowered by eradicating or securing hen feeders, rubbish, pet meals and different issues that appeal to bears’ consideration.
Originally posted 2023-06-30 22:39:00.