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Woman Hospitalized After Bear Attacks Her Near Home In Index, WA

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 26, 6:35 AM PDT

updated Oct 28, 8:52 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle) and KIRO 7 (CBS), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Two bears were killed in Index, WA, after a woman was attacked in her backyard over the weekend, KIRO 7 and KCPQ reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 3, Oct 28, 9:58 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Woman hospitalized after bear attacks her near home in Index, WA · KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle)Oct 26, 6:35 AM PDT
Index resident attacked by mother bear and cub, locals react to ongoing wildlife issues · KIRO 7 (CBS)Oct 27, 9:04 AM PDT
Two bears euthanized after woman attacked in backyard in Index, WA · KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle)Oct 28, 8:22 PM PDT
Bears killed in Index following weekend attack, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says · KIRO 7 (CBS)Oct 28, 8:52 PM PDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 26, 6:45 AM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 26, 6:58 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 26, 8:49 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.

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