A black bear was euthanized after biting a woman in Cheshire on Saturday afternoon.
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, officers from the Environmental Conservation Police responded around 4 p.m. Saturday to reports that a black bear had bitten an adult woman.
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The woman sustained minor injuries in the attack and refused treatment, DEEP said.
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Cheshire police said the bear approached the woman while she was sitting in her backyard in the area of Cornwall Avenue and Oak Avenue.
The 280-pound male bear — which police said was "slow moving" and did not appear healthy — fled the area before officers arrived on-scene.
DEEP said EnCon officers located and euthanized the the bear following a search of the area. The bear was subsequently turned over to DEEP wildlife biologists for testing.
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The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
