An Arizona man was fatally attacked by a black bear that dragged him down an embankment before it was shot and killed by a neighbor, officials said.
Crime scene tape surrounds the area where the attack occurred in the Groom Creek area of Yavapai County, Ariz., on Friday.An Arizona man died Friday after he was attacked by a black bear that dragged him down an embankment before it was fatally shot by a neighbor, officials said.
There was a struggle, and Jackson called out for help and neighbors responded, Sheriff David Rhodes said. The sheriff’s office received multiple 911 calls about a bear mauling someone around 7:50 a.m., and deputies as well as police and animal control officers from nearby Prescott responded, officials said.
Officials are confident that the bear responsible was killed, and there is no threat of other aggressive animals to the public. "We have had zero reports of any kind of aggressive or threatening behavior from a bear anywhere around here," Tucker said.
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