Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a human in California, authorities said. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that it was the first record of a deadly black bear attack on a human in the state. Normally a bear is going to stay away from you, a bear that hasn’t been normalized to human behavior.” Investigators learned from Miller's daughter that her mother had a constant problem with bears trying to get into her home, and that she had physically hit one.
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