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Woman Mauled In Kern County Bear Attack

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Jul 22, 2008 7:06 pm US/Pacific

Woman Mauled In Kern County Bear Attack

PIUTE (AP) ― A bear mauled a woman and at least of one her two dogs Tuesday in rural Kern County before the woman escaped to a nearby fire station with severe lacerations to her face and head, authorities said.

The woman, whose name has not been released, was airlifted to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, said county fire spokesman Sean Collins. Her condition was not known. One dog was killed and the other ran away.

Collins said the woman was taking her dogs on a morning walk when the bear attacked them near the tiny rural community of Caliente, near the site of a recent wildfire that burned across thousands of acres.

The woman drove herself three miles to a fire station, where she was treated and airlifted, Collins said.

"For her to be attacked in that manner and drive to a fire station, she must have been running on pure adrenaline," he said.

Collins said animal control officers and sheriff's deputies were looking for the bear.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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