Bear Attacks, Injures Aspen Woman In Her Home
Woman Slashed In Unprovoked Attack
Edited by Wayne Harrison, Web Editor
POSTED: 11:07 am MDT August 18, 2009
UPDATED: 5:34 pm MDT August 18, 2009
ASPEN, Colo. — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is actively looking for a black bear that attacked and injured an Aspen woman in her home Monday night.
The bear will be killed if it is found, the DOW said.
“A person certainly has a right to feel safe in their own home,” said Perry Will, DOW Area Wildlife Manager. “This was an unprovoked attack and, if located, the offending bear will be put down. Bears that break into secured homes and bears that are aggressive toward people are too dangerous to relocate.”
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Maureen Hirsch, who lives in the western part of the city, had gone to main floor of her home to work in the office when her small dog began barking frantically. It was just after 10 p.m.
When Hirsch turned around she was confronted by the bear.
The woman screamed and turned to open the front door to let the bear out of the house, but the bear struck the woman with its claw, leaving lacerations on her back and chest. Hirsch ran to the upstairs bedroom and called 911.
The bear stayed in the house and continued feeding in the kitchen until officers arrived.
It escaped before Division of Wildlife officers arrived a short time later. They deployed two traps in the area, in an attempt to contain the bear, but have not been successful so far.
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* August 13, 2009: Bear Breaks Into Home For Biscotti
* August 11, 2009: Autopsy: Woman Attacked, Killed By Bear
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* August 7, 2009: DOW Agents Find Bear Devouring Elderly Woman
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