Bear With Three Cubs Attacks Man in a Colorado Home

A Colorado man was severely wounded when a bear with three cubs entered a home on Thursday, October 3, in Southern Colorado. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the sow bear, along with three bear cubs entered the home in Lake City, Colorado through a partially cracked sliding glass door.

The occupants of the home heard a loud crash and saw the bears enter through the door. The 74-year-old man grabbed a chair from the kitchen to direct the adult bear out of the door. When the man did this, the bear charged him, knocking him into a wall and stood over him for a moment. The bear then swiped at the man who was injured from being clawed at the head, neck, lower abdomen, shoulder, calf, and both of his arms.

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Police and emergency services arrived to the home and found the sow bear and three cubs inside of the home. The occupants of the home were able to escape the bears by locking themselves into one of the bedrooms. A Sheriff's Deputy from Hinsdale County was able to haze the three cubs out of the home.

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When Colorado Parks and Wildlife arrived on the scene, the sow and the three bear cubs were out of the home and in the trees on the property. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the involvement of the bears in the attack and were euthanized.

It’s a terrible set of circumstances that, unfortunately, our District Wildlife Managers are routinely faced with. Clearly, these bears were highly habituated and were willing to enter an occupied house with the residents sitting just feet away. When a bear reaches this level of human habituation, clearly a lot of interaction with people has already happened, and unless communities are working with us collaboratively and communicating issues, we have no opportunity to intervene.

Said Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Manager, Brandon Diamond, in a press release.

The four bears involved in the Lake City, Colorado, attack were sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife's health lab in Fort Collins. More information on the attack involving four bears in Southern Colorado can be seen at cpw.state.co.us.