A Colorado woman out walking her dogs died of a suspected bear attack, officials said. Three black bears in the area were euthanized 'out of an abundance of caution.'
The bear had broken into the man’s home and was looking for food in the kitchen.A Colorado woman out walking her dogs died of a suspected bear attack, officials said.
Responding wildlife officers"observed signs of consumption on the body and an abundance of bear scat and hair at the scene," Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a statement. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Wildlife Health Lab in Fort Collins will also perform a necropsy on the three bears, officials said. DNA evidence from the bears and the scene will be sent for testing to the Wyoming Game and Fish Wildlife Forensic & Fish Health Laboratory.Wildlife officers are still investigating the scene to corroborate a wildlife attack.
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