I’m happy to say I made it out of bear country yesterday… unscathed…this person, however, was not quite so lucky!
Orillia, Ont. — The Canadian Press Published on Wednesday, May. 19, 2010 10:14AM EDT
A 48-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a black bear in Ontario cottage country just days before the Victoria Day long weekend.
Provincial police say the man sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries in the attack Tuesday night in Severn Township, northwest of Orillia, Ont.
Const. Gerry Dwyer says the man was airlifted to Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto with lacerations to his body, right foot, right calf and right forearm.
Const. Dwyer said today the man is in stable condition.
Police and natural resources personnel are searching for the bear and have set up a number of traps in the area.
Const. Dwyer says people in the area are being urged to keep children and pets indoors until the bear is caught, and report bear sightings to police.