Parks and Wildlife: No evidence to back bear trampling claim
Colorado Parks and Wildlife began investigating immediately after a family reported that a bear trampled their tent near Red Feather Lakes, but officials say they found no evidence supporting the family’s claim of a bear attack.
The report was made on June 5, and one man was taken to the hospital before being released.
CPW set bear traps and tried multiple methods to track down any bears in the area. Wildlife officers didn’t locate a bear, and CPW said: “it has been determined that there is inconclusive evidence that a bear attack occurred.”
The investigation is being closed, CPW said. At this point, it’s not clear what happened to the family’s tent and what caused the man’s injury.
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Colorado wildlife officers are looking for a bear that trampled a family’s tent, injuring one of the people inside.
The incident happened Tuesday night on U.S. Forest Service land near Red Feather Lakes in northern Colorado.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Travis Duncan says the bear jumped up and down on a tent with four people inside.
A man suffered back injuries, was taken to a hospital for an evaluation and released.
Officials suspect the bear was drawn by food at the campsite in an area where camping is allowed.
Duncan says there haven’t been any previous reports of aggressive bears there and warning signs will now be posted.
If the bear is caught, it will be euthanized.
