(Newsweek.com)
Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced they are looking for a bear that scratched a woman's head as she was comforting her crying toddler in a tent at Monument Lake Resort.
According to a release issued by the agency, the bear stepped on a beach ball outside of the tent and popped it in the early hours of Friday morning, which woke up the woman's child who began crying. As the woman tried to calm her child, the bear swatted at the movement from the tent and tore through the fabric, scraping the woman's head.
District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder recommended that campers sleep away from the walls of the tent to avoid any tent movements.
The department also recommends that those who camp in bear country to ensure that bears are not attracted to campsites.
These tips include using bear-proof containers for garbage, keeping a clean camp and tent, and storing any food, beverages, and toiletries in airtight containers.
The woman told officials she heard the bear sniffing around the campground that the family was staying in before she was scraped.
Because the bear made contact with a human, the encounter was classified as an attack.
If the bear is found, officials said it will be euthanized.
Link: Newsweek