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Black bear killed after attacking woman in Maple Ridge backyard

FILE - A black bear is seen near Lake Louise, Alta., in June, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it had to kill a black bear after the sow seriously injured a woman in her Maple Ridge backyard.

The attack happened Thursday night at a home near 222 Street and Abernathy Way.

Conservation officers say the bear swiped the woman on the side of the face, leaving her with serious facial lacerations.

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Woman attacked by black bear in Anmore

The woman was treated in hospital and is recovering.

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Conservation officers are now trying to locate the bear’s two cubs.

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Anyone who sees the orphaned animals is asked to call the B.C. Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line at 1-877-952-7277

 

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