Friday, April 21, 2023

Bear Euthanized After Biting 74-Year-Old Woman

A bear bit a 74-year-old woman as she was walking her dog in Avon Friday and the bear has been euthanized.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Environmental Conservation Police, wildlife biologists and Avon police officers responded to the black bear attack Friday morning.

A woman was walking her dog on a leash along Berkshire Crossing Road when a female black bear approached her and bit her arm and leg.

DEEP said the woman was taken to a local hospital and her injuries are not life-threatening...more  

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