A bear attacked a teenager in central Pennsylvania on Monday as she hunted deer on a family farm, according to state police.
The 18-year-old from Mill Hall suffered severe bites on her arms and shoulders, and a deep cut on her head, authorities said. She was hunting with a large group Monday in Porter Township, about 75 miles northwest of Harrisburg, when three black bear cubs ran past her.
Troopers said the girl turned around to see a large black bear charging her and that the victim's stepfather was able to scare it off. The girl underwent surgery at a hospital.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission was investigating. The black bear population in Pennsylvania has increased from about 4,000 in the 1970s to about 14,000 today, according to the commission.
In October 2011 a married couple was injured when a bear followed the family dog into their central Pennsylvania home. That encounter took place about 60 miles south of Mill Hall.
This attack comes as New Jersey holds its annual bear hunt.
