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Coverage dated October 5, 2024 to October 6, 2024

Bear and 3 cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home

Headline from Newsweek

This was Colorado's first reported bear attack in 2024, with six bear attacks reported in the state in 2023.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Bear with 3 cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A black bear with three cubs attacked a man in his Colorado home after they crashed in through a sliding glass door and he was

  2. Colorado Public Radio

    Black bear with 3 cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home (opens Colorado Public Radio)

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    Colorado Public Radio's feed description

    Wildlife officials said they killed the bears because they were used to getting food from people.

  3. Newsweek

    Bear and 3 cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    This was Colorado's first reported bear attack in 2024, with six bear attacks reported in the state in 2023.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Mama bear, 3 cubs attack elderly man after crashing into his Colorado home (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A female black bear and her three cubs attacked an elderly man inside his Lake City, Colorado home.

  5. KRDO

    A black bear and her three cubs entered an elderly man’s Colorado home. He narrowly escaped with his life, officials say (opens KRDO)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Paradise Afshar and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three cubs in his own home. Around 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, the 74-year-old man in Lake City, Colorado, along with other residents in the home, were startled by a

  6. UPI

    Bear and three cubs euthanized after attacking 74-year-old in Colorado home (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A black bear and her three cubs have been euthanized after breaking into a Colorado home and attacking its 74-year-old resident, officials said.

  7. The Guardian

    Black bear with three cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Animals crash through glass door of 74-year-old man’s home and claw at him when he tried to get them to leave

  8. CNN

    A black bear and her three cubs entered a elderly man’s Colorado home. He narrowly escaped with his life, officials say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life Thursday after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three cubs in his own home.

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