Friday, July 02, 2010
Hunt For Bear Continues
KENTUCKY...
A state spokeswoman says a black bear spotted near a trash bin in Lee County was likely the same bear that mauled a hiker in the Red River Gorge area of the Daniel Boone National Forest. Barbara Atwood, spokeswoman for the Tourism Arts and Heritage Cabinet, said Thursday the reported sighting on Monday was in Beattyville, about 20 miles south of Red River Gorge. Atwood says state Fish and Wildlife experts are "fairly certain" it was the same bear that attacked, bit and shook Tim Scott of Springfield on Sunday. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officers continued searching for the animal. Atwood says Red River Gorge is now open to campers and hikers,as well as the nearby Natural Bridge State Resort Park.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:19 AM 
