Bear attacks grandmother

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⛈️Partly cloudy early followed by scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High temperatures in the mid-80s. As we head into the weekend, it’ll still be hot, but the humidity starts to fall a little bit especially as we go into the day on Sunday. Saturday will feature a high of around 88 degrees with some late-day isolated thunderstorms. Sunday will be hot, with a high near 90 degrees — a pleasant heat, with lower humidity.

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Minnesota bear attack: Grandmother recounts frightening encounter

• A grandmother was attacked by a bear while caring for her dog. The attack occurred just after midnight on Friday, May 26 near Nisswa on Gull Lake where the family has had a cherished cabin for decades.
• She suffered deep gashes to her upper body including chest, shoulders and back. She showed off the now torn, zip-up hoodie she had on at the time. She promised to stitch up the holes with bear paw patches, an example of how she is taking her up-close encounter in stride.
• The victim’s family immediately rushed her to the Emergency Room where she was given antibiotics for the cuts and scratches she suffered, fortunately she was not bitten. So, doctors did not believe she needed any rabies treatment. She told FOX 9, she will be off work for at least three weeks because of her painful condition.

“I thought it was like a raccoon. And so, I ran towards it,” she stated. “But there was no Zeus and there was no raccoon. There was a bear coming at me!”

“I shocked him. We were both scared. I surprised him. I’m not. No, I didn’t think I was going to die. I thought, oh, sh-t, I interrupted a bear,” she concluded.