Maine woman punches bear that chased her dog and ends up with stitches
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A Maine woman was bitten by a bear in her backyard while defending her pet dog, necessitating a trip to the hospital for stitches, officials said Friday. Lynn Kelly, 64, was tending her garden in Porter when her dog took off into the woods barking at something on Friday.
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Maine woman punches bear that chased her dog and ends up with stitches
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Maine woman punches bear that chased her dog and ends up with stitches
A Maine woman was bitten by a bear in her backyard while defending her pet dog, necessitating a trip to the hospital for stitches, officials said Friday. Lynn Kelly, 64, was tending her garden in Porter when her dog took off into the woods barking at something on Friday.
Lynn Kelly, 64, slugged the bear in the face after it emerged out of the woods that border her Porter backyard in hot pursuit of her dog, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said.
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Maine woman was bitten Friday after she punched a bear in the face after it started chasing her dog. The woman, 64-year-old Lynn Kelly, was working in her backyard in Porter, which hugs the New Hampshire border, when her dog started barking and ran into the woods, accor…
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