A Colorado family confronted a mother bear and her cubs who broke into their home. The mother bear swiped at the husband, injuring him, as the two fought off the bears with a bat until they fled. The husband was treated for his injuries at the scene.
When Jon Johnson and his wife George Fields came face-to-face with a mother bear and her two cubs on Monday night, both parties' fighting instincts kicked in.
The bear swiped Johnson, 71,"multiple times with its claws," Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported. Johnson sustained a number of lacerations to his face, chest and both arms and was treated at the scene, but was not taken to a hospital, CPW said in a press release. In total, it took approximately two minutes for the couple to drive the mother bear and cub out of their home.Jefferson County officials arrived on the scene and CPW searched the area with dogs to track the bear. CPW and USDA Wildlife Services officials found the bear about 900 yards away from the home just before 7 a.m. Tuesday.
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