A Colorado woman was mauled by a black bear after she wandered out of her New Castle house in the middle of the night to investigate her hot tube’s breakdown in the backyard.
“The bear, later determined to be the sow, swiped at the woman, hitting and severely lacerating her arm,” the Colorado Park and Wildlife said in a statement.
“The victim was able to get away from the bear and inside her home where she called 911.”
Authorities tracked down the momma bear and her three cubs. The animals were previously spotted in the area but never attacked anyone.
“The decision was made to euthanize the bears. One cub [and the mother] were euthanized. Given the location of the two other cubs in the tree, along with the close proximity of a busy road and several homes, CPW made the decision to wait on euthanizing the other two cubs.”
After determining the sow was the only attacker in the mauling incident, the two surviving cubs were sent to a rehabilitation facility, the CPW said.
