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Officials announced on Friday that a bear that previously attacked two children in Luzerne County this week was captured and euthanized.

MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a bear that attacked and injured two young children playing in the driveway of a northeastern Pennsylvania home has been captured and euthanized. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said Friday that two bears, a male and a female, had been caught overnight in live traps set following Monday's attack in Wright Township near Mountain Top.

Authorities say a bear that attacked and injured two young children playing in the driveway of a northeastern Pennsylvania home has been captured and euthanized.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— The Game Commission has announced they have caught the bear who was involved in the bear attack that happened in Luzerne County.

The animal’s DNA was sent for analysis to try to confirm it was the same bear.

The children, ages 14 months and 5, were attacked Monday night.

Officials say two small children suffered injuries when a bear attacked them in their driveway on Monday.

MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WOYU) — The attack was any parents' nightmare and it happened in a neighborhood where a lot of families live.

Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission are investigating a bear attack in Wright Township on Monday.

The children, ages 5 and 14 months, were treated for bites or scratches and released, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said.