CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) – A California woman is recovering from scratches, a bite and a broken rib after being attacked by a black bear that chased her dogs through an avocado grove.
Emily Miles was clawed on the back and bitten in the upper thigh around noon Monday in a rural area about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Miles displayed long, red scratches on her back to KEYT-TV (http://bit.ly/1pu5i05 ) this week.
“Looking at him, I knew he could kill me in an instant. He was probably 300 pounds and 6 feet tall, standing,” she said. “He spared me, and I thank God he did.”
Wildlife experts have set traps in an attempt to catch the bear. Any animal captured will have its DNA compared to samples left after the attack to determine whether it is the same bear. If it is the same bear, the animal will be killed and tested for rabies, said Janice Mackey, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.