A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY A BEAR LAST (WED) NIGHT NEAR LOS ALAMOS. THE 56 YEAR OLD MAN IS BEING TREATED AT CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL IN SANTA FE FOR DEEP FLESH WOUNDS AND SCRATCHES TO HIS HEAD.
THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT’S KARL MOFFATT TELLS 770 KKOB IT HAPPENED AS THE MAN WAS RUNNING ALONG THE CANYON DE VALLE TRAIL NORTH OF LOS ALAMOS. THAT TRAIL HAS BEEN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. GAME AND FISH OFFICERS ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR THE BEAR, AND WILL TEST IT FOR RABIES IF FOUND. THE FEMALE BEAR WAS WITH ITS CUB WHEN THE ATTACK OCCURRED.
