Bear breaks into Colorado woman’s home, attacks her in middle of night

A young bear broke into a Colorado home and🧸 attacked an elderly woman in the dead of night, according to officials.

The 82-year-victim fortunately escaped the encounter with o⛎nly scratches after she woke up before dawn F𝐆riday when she heard a crashing sound and her dog growling,

As she opened the double doors to her mudroom, a small cinnamon-colored black bear jumpe🦩d at her, sc🐬ratching the woman on the legs, the agency said.

She was able to shove the bear off her and quickly shut the doors to the room. The bear, which she believes weighed less than 100 pounds, frantically ran ar🐷ound the room before scaling a shelf and ripping through an open window screen to escape, parks and wildlife said.

Wildlꦦife officials are now on the hunt for the imposing animal, which is co🥃nsidered dangerous because it injured a person. If captured, it will be “humanely euthanized,” officials said.

“Human health and safety always remain our top priority in any incident like this, regardless of how minor the injuries are,” Mike Brown, CPW’s area wildlife manage🉐r for the region said in a statement.

“CPW officers are doing everything we can to locate this bear. Luckily, the victimꦦ’s injuries consist of very minor scratches.”

A trap has been set at the woman’s home near Boncarbo, west of the city of Trinidad, which is close to🧸 the New Mexico border.

Based on the woman’s description, authorities think the bear is either a cub o𝓀r a yearling.

The victim’s injuries were so minor she turned down medica🦩l attention.

While this is the second bear attack in the area in as ma♏ny weeks, officials🦋 don’t believe the two are connected.

There🐬 have been fou𓄧r reported bear attacks in Colorado this year.