Exotic Incident #1278
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Location:
Winston, OR - USA
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Incident Date:
08/03/2009
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Summary:
A 23-year-old female employee of Wildlife Safari remained in serious condition at Mercy Medical Center after being attacked by a black bear she was attempting to feed. The employee hit the bear with a cattle prod and the angered animal then knocked the woman to the ground, inflicting large lacerations on her right thigh and hand.