A California resident was repeatedly bitten by a black bear that attacked him in his yard — before he shot it to save his dog.
The unidentified man was arraigned Friday after noticing why his dog ran away when it was released from his home in Calpine, a small rural town on the edge of the Tahoe National Forest, according to the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office.
When the man went outside, “a bear emerged from his neighbor’s yard and attacked him,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement Tuesday.
“Unfortunately, the bear did not stop, and the resident of Calpine suffered bites on his hands, wrists, and legs.”
The victim managed to escape and “rushed into the house, where he retrieved a shotgun,” the statement said.
“Fearful for the safety of his dog, the resident went outside and ended up shooting the bear while it was in a standoff with his dog,” the sheriff’s office said.
The resident went to a local hospital for treatment, but “did not require hospitalization,” the statement said, without elaborating on the severity of the bite. It was unclear if her pet dog was injured.
A man in Calpine, California shot and killed a black bear after it bit him and got into a fight with his dog. Adobe stock
After he reported the attack, staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife found the bear “wounded from a previous night’s shooting.”
“Wildlife officers euthanized the bear and transported it to Sacramento for necropsy and rabies testing,” the sheriff’s department said.
The bear’s carcass was then taken to Sacramento for a necropsy and rabies examination, the results of which are pending.
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