BLACK BEAR ATTACK IN BARRON COUNTY ENDS WITH SERIOUS INJURIES
BARRON COUNTY – The woman injured in a black bear attack over the weekend in Barron County has been identified as 69-year-old Karen Frye. According to the Wisconsin DNR, the attack happened Saturday. Despite her injuries, Frye was able to call 911 and was first taken to a hospital in Cumberland, then transferred to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where she remains in serious condition. Efforts to find the bear are still underway. While rare, bear encounters do happen—but Wisconsin has never recorded a fatal attack.
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