Lafayette, New Jersey, woman mauled by black bear while getting mail

A New Jersey girl was mauled by a black bear as she went to her mailbox Wednesday afternoon, state officers mentioned.

The 34-year-old girl was strolling alongside Gorney Highway in Lafayette round 4:30 p.m. to examine her mail when she encountered a trio of black bears, the New Jersey Division of Environmental Safety (DEP) mentioned.

DEP spokesman Larry Hajna informed Patch.com that one of many bears, described as a younger animal weighing 150 to 200 kilos, charged at her.

The girl suffered non-life-threatening accidents to her proper arm and buttock.

The bears ran away after a driver scared them off by honking a automobile horn, Hajna mentioned.

The sufferer of the bear assault was handled and launched from the hospital by Thursday afternoon.

Within the aftermath of the mauling, the DEP has rigged a lure for the bear, which will likely be euthanized if caught.

Wednesday’s incident marked the third bear encounter in Sussex County to this point this 12 months.

Two pet canines had been killed by bears in Sparta lower than three weeks aside in January.

Earlier this week, DEP officers lastly eliminated a plastic cone-shaped hen feeder from the neck of an 89-pound feminine bear after seven months.