Bear attacked and killed a woman in her house

The attack took place at the woman’s residence, this is the first attack in which the victim died in the state of California

The authorities of the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office in Downieville (California), were requested to carry out a welfare check, that is when they found the inert body of Patrice Miller (71) las evidence They showed that the attacker was a black bear that had managed to enter the house. The officer observed clear signs of a bear intrusion, including a broken door and bear droppings on the porch. Upon entering, the agent confirmed his suspicions with Miller’s body and more clues about what happened. The victim had a bite on the neck from the animal. This event marks the first attack that ended in death, the sheriff said. Mike Fisher.

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Peter Tiraspokesperson for California Department of Fish and Wildlifepointed out that “Black bears are not dangerous animals, but if they associate our homes, cabins or campsites as an easy source of food, they lose their natural fear of people and their actions become increasingly bold,” “this is the most extreme example.” that we have seen in the history of the county. Tira highlight

The infrequency of black bear attacks in California, they are not usually this disturbing, most of them are considered defensive actions, according to the state fish and wildlife agency. These attacks usually occur when the bear feels threatened or is protecting its cubs. However, if the factor is hunger accumulated over several days, it causes the bears to become more aggressive and threaten people’s lives.

The bear involved in Miller’s death was trapped near his residence and later euthanized. an act that turns out to be extremist in nature since he is just an animal, he does not think, he does not reason nor does he know what he has done wrong, at least not for him. It was revealed that Miller had already had problems with bears on his property before, feeding them indirectly by leaving food out for his cats and having garbage accessible, this attracted the ursids according to the Sheriff’s Office. The daughter of the deceased stated and mentioned that ““The bears were constantly trying to get in through broken windows, my mom had physically confronted them on several occasions.” Authorities said they would be more vigilant about possible bear attacks in the region.