A black bear and her three cubs entered an elderly man’s Colorado home. He narrowly escaped with his life, officials say
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An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life Thursday after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three cubs in his own home.
An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three cubs in his own home. Around 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, the 74-year-old man in Lake City, Colorado, along with other residents in the home, were startled by a loud crash, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a release on Saturday. The source of the loud crash: a black bear and her three cubs entering the house through a door. The sliding glass door had been left partially open, according to officials. The man grabbed a chair from his kitchen, attempting to fend off the bear and shoo her out the door. But his strength was no match for hers: The black bear charged him and knocked him into a wall before standing and briefly towering above him. The animal swiped and clawed at him, wounding his head, neck, arms, lower abdomen, shoulder and calf. The 74-year-old and other residents were ultimately able to escape the attack by locking themselves in a bedroom.
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