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Sheepherder is severely injured when black bear attacks him in Colorado wilderness

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The attack happened in the Weiminuche Wilderness in the San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    A 35-year-old herder was severely injured after a bear attack in Colorado (opens Local News 8)

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    By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A bear severely injured a 35-year-old herder who was working for a sheep grazing allotment on the San Juan National Forest in Colorado, officials said Wednesday. The man suffered bite wounds to his head as well as other injuries to his body in the Tuesday attack near a cam…

  2. People

    Sheep Herder 'Severely Injured' After Being Attacked by Black Bear in Colorado (opens People)

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    A sheep herder was severely injured in an early morning bear attack in southwestern Colorado, authorities said

  3. CBS News

    Bear attacks and "severely" injures sheepherder in Colorado (opens CBS News)

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    The man suffered bite wounds to his head, hand and arm, as well as severe lacerations to his hip and scratches on his back, officials said.

  4. NBC News

    Sheep herder severely injured in pre-dawn bear attack in Colorado, authorities said (opens NBC News)

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    The 35-year-old man sustained “bite wounds to his head as well as additional wounds to his left hand and arm, severe lacerations to his left hip area and scratches on his back," according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

  5. New York Post

    Black bear bites sheep herder’s head during vicious nighttime attack (opens New York Post)

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    The 35-year-old sheep herder suffered multiple injuries to his head and body after being attacked by a 250-pound bear.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Bear Bites Sheep Herder’s Head As He Defends Flock, Leaving Him ‘Severely’ Injured (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A bear attacked a 35-year-old man near a camp in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness on Tuesday morning.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Sheepherder is severely injured when black bear attacks him in Colorado wilderness (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The attack happened in the Weiminuche Wilderness in the San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado

  8. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Black bear attacks, severely injures Colorado sheep herder (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    The 35-year-old victim had to be flown by helicopter to a hospital following the attack near Durango, Colorado.

  9. Fox News

    Colorado sheepherder severely injured after black bear attacks him in wilderness (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A sheepherder in the Colorado mountains was severely injured Tuesday in an encounter with a black bear, sustaining head bites and other wounds, according to wildlife officials.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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