Frederick Co. Woman Released from Hospital Following Bear Attack

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- Karen Osbourne, the woman who was attacked by a bear near Middletown Wednesday, has been released from the hospital, according to sources.

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The 63-year-old woman suffered puncture wounds during the incident and received 80 stitches.

The bear was familiar to the people in the neighborhood. The bear had a shoulder injury, and was looking for easy food, according Maryland Natural resources

Officials tracked the bear, which had been tagged with a radio collar earlier in the year and had a past history of getting into chicken coops in the area. They believe the same bear had been in a car accident, as it had a severely damaged right shoulder.

The authorities euthanized the bear. The mother bear had three bear cubs, but they are all big enough to survive on their own.

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