Officials say female black bear
attacked after cub ran up a tree
Runner suffers bites, scratches
and injuries to head, neck and upper body
Associated Press in Valles
Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
Sunday 19 June 201620.55 BSTLast
modified on Sunday 19 June 201621.31 BST
Wildlife officials say a bear
attacked a woman who was running a marathon in a national preserve in northern New Mexico.
The woman suffered several bites
and scratches and had injuries to her head, neck and upper body that were not
life-threatening.
The New Mexico Department of Game
and Fish (DGF) said the woman was racing on Saturday afternoon when a female
black bear confronted her in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Officers
said the victim surprised the bear after the bear’s cub ran up a nearby tree.
Other joggers helped the woman
until emergency crews arrived. She was airlifted to an Albuquerque hospital.
The New Mexico DGF and the
National Park Service warned people to stay away from the area.
Officials were trying to find the
bear, to euthanize it and test it for rabies. Although rabies in bears is rare,
the DGF said in a statement, “it is nearly 100% fatal in humans if not properly
treated”.
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