Boy kills black bear attacking his father in western Wisconsin
A 12-year-old boy saved his father's life during a bear attack earlier this month in western Wisconsin, shooting and killing the bear.
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A 12-year-old boy saved his father's life during a bear attack earlier this month in western Wisconsin, shooting and killing the bear.
The bear took the show on the road, walking off with it as the camera recorded.
Bears sometimes come into Illinois during the summer months despite no resident populations in the state.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is tracking a bear at several golf courses.
Authorities now believe it was the same black bear that was spotted in Gurnee and Antioch last week.
Once common, black bears don't have a resident population in the area, but the Department of Natural Resources said individual bears may travel to Illinois from Missouri and Wisconsin.
A black bear surprised an Antioch family Saturday evening, when it appeared on their back porch.
