Black bear is killed after injuring woman in Washington

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife killed a black bear Saturday morning, after it injured a woman near a park in downtown Leavenworth. The woman is receiving medical care for her injuries, WDFW said. The incident occurred, according to WDFW, at a residence next to Enchantment Park, which is on the banks of the Wenatchee River and just a couple of blocks from U.S. Highway 2, which runs through the mountain hamlet on the east slopes of the Cascades. The incident happened sometime around 7:30 a.m., according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, which called it an “attack.”...

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