SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says a campground attendant shot and killed a 2-year-old black bear after it had an encounter with campers in Utah County.
Officials say the bear was inside the Balsam campground up Hobble Creek Canyon on Saturday when it approached some families that were camping with their children.
A campground attendant threw rocks at the bear, yelled at it and fired a shot into the air to try to scare it away. But officials say the bear showed no fear of human contact and that it started moving toward the attendant, who felt forced to shoot it.
Posted in Saratoga-springs on Monday, July 6, 2009 12:35 pm Updated: 7:24 am.
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