No one witnessed the attack, Dinani said.“Attacks of this nature are extremely rare and our hearts go out to the family and friends of the victim,” Dinani said. "Definitely a one-off. A black bear has killed a Minnesota woman on a secluded island in Canadian waters in an attack that experts call extremely rare. "The family is, of course, very devastated," Davis said. Catherine Sweatt … July 30, 2019 3:16 p.m. Story by Peter Passi | Duluth News Tribune The Minnesota Department of … The fight-to-the-death struggle between a hunter and a wounded black bear last weekend in Pine County was only the 12th attack or near attack by a Minnesota bear …
Since 1987, there have been eight unprovoked bear attacks in Minnesota that resulted in hospitalization. The closest bear attack-fatality occurred just across the border in Ontario in 2019. ... We can't believe a bear attacked a person. Grand Rapids, Minn. — When a black bear earlier last week attacked three men and a dog along the shores of McDougal Lake near Isabella in northeastern Minnesota, it immediately raised eyebrows.
While authorities typically handle complaints about bears rooting through garbage summer through fall, he said there have been no reports of bears attacking people. All 10 victims fully recovered. "In the 110 years starting in 1900, at least 63 people were killed by black bears in 59 incidents in the US and Canada, according “If you ever approach a black bear closely, typically they’ll see you and run off.”But bears can become aggressive toward dogs and can charge after a dog that was being walked by its owner, Garshelis said. Minnesota Man, 82, Survives Bear Attack In CanadaAn 82-year-old Minnesota man who survived the Korean War says that's nothing to what he encountered in Canada. "On average, a fatal attack by a black bear happens about once a year in all of North America, said Dave Garshelis, a bear research scientist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Catherine Sweatt-Mueller, 62, was staying with her parents Sunday on their … According to a release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the 16-year-old girl was jogging east of Ely near White Iron Lake on Monday, July 22 when the bear attacked her … The last fatal bear attack in Ontario was in 2005. On average, a fatal attack by a black bear happens about once a year in all of North America, said Dave Garshelis, a bear research scientist with the Minnesota … "It's a fairly unique situation and not an everyday occurrence," he said. While authorities typically handle complaints about bears rooting through garbage in summer through fall, he said there have been no reports of bears attacking people.“The family is, of course, very devastated,” Davis said. "Attacks of this nature are extremely rare and our hearts go out to the family and friends of the victim," Dinani said. Fatal attacks by the more aggressive grizzly bear, which has a narrower range than the black bear, occur about twice a year in North America, Garshelis said.Black bears tend to be timid around people, Garshelis said.“They’re very unaggressive bears,” he said. A Minnesota woman vacationing in Canada with her parents was killed in an “extremely rare” attack by a black bear, officials said. Sport hunting is their main source of mortality. The dog comes back to its owner with the bear chasing it, he said.Red Pine Island is about 10 miles northeast of International Falls, Minnesota. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Catherine Sweatt-Mueller, 62, was staying with her parents Sunday on their secluded, family-owned island, Red Pine Island, on Rainy Lake in The dogs came back to the cabin, one injured and bloody, he said. Fatal attacks by the more aggressive grizzly bear, which has a narrower range than the black bear, happen about twice a year in North America, Garshelis said.Black bears tend to be timid around people, Garshelis said. Davis said the island is owned by Sweatt-Mueller’s family, who are the only occupants, and is accessible only by boat, a 20-minute to half-hour ride.© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. On average, a fatal attack by a black bear occurs about once a year in all of North America, said Dave Garshelis, a bear research scientist with the Minnesota Department of … MAPLE PLAIN, MN — A black bear has killed a Minnesota woman on a secluded island in Canadian waters in an attack that experts call extremely rare.Catherine Sweatt-Mueller, 62, of Maple Plain, was staying with her parents in a remote cabin on Red Pine Island in Rainy Lake when she was killed, Ontario Provincial Police said.Police Constable Jim Davis saids Sweatt-Mueller went outside Sunday evening when she heard her two dogs barking, but that she never returned, the The dogs, one of them injured, returned to the cabin. In his 11 years as a police officer, he'd never heard of anything like it happening. Catherine Sweatt-Mueller, 62, was found dead Sunday with a bear standing over her body after she failed to return to the family cabin from checking on her two dogs.