39-year-old Colorado woman killed in likely bear attack
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife officers and La Plata County Sheriff s deputies are investigating a likely bear attack that killed a 39-year-old woman outside Durango. Photo courtesy of CPW
May 1 (UPI) A 39-year-old woman was found dead in Colorado Friday night after what officials are describing as a bear attack.
The woman s body was found off U.S. Highway 550 near Trimble, north of Durango, according to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Advertisement Bear attacks are extremely rare, Cory Chick, CPW Southwest Region manager, said in the release. This is a tragic event and a sad reminder that bears are wild and potentially dangerous. Out of an abundance of caution, the bears were removed for public safety. We ask the public to report any encounter with an aggressive bear to CPW.
A 39-year-old woman was found dead late Friday in Colorado after what Parks and Wildlife officials believe was a bear attack, according to a Saturday news release from the agency.
The woman was found off US Highway 550 near Trimble, a town north of Durango in southwest Colorado.
The La Plata County Coroner s Office will complete an autopsy of the woman, who s identity was not released, next week, the agency said.
The woman was a resident of Durango and it is believed she was out walking with her two dogs early Friday, according to the woman s boyfriend who spoke with La Plata County Sheriff s Office. The woman s boyfriend said he last communicated with her early Friday, the news relase said.
A 39-year-old woman is dead after what officials suspect was a bear attack north of Durango. The woman’s boyfriend found her body Friday night after returning home to find her missing and her two dogs outside the house. He searched for her and called 911 around 9:30 p.m. after finding her.