THE FEMALE BEAR THAT ATTACKED A MARATHON RUNNER IN THE VALLES CALDERA NEAR LOS ALAMOS SATURDAY AFTERNOON HAS NOW BEEN TRACKED AND KILLED. IT’S ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO THE STATE VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES CENTER, AS REQUIRED UNDER LAW FOR WILD ANIMALS THAT ATTACK OR BITE A HUMAN. THEY’LL TEST THE BEAR FOR RABIES.
THE BEAR WAS LOCATED NOT FAR FROM WHERE THE ATTACK HAPPENED. THE RUNNER, A WOMAN, SUFFERED BITES AND SCRATCHES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO AN ALBUQUERQUE HOSPITAL. SHE WAS ATTACKED AFTER SHE SURPRISED A CUB AND IT RAN UP A TREE.
