Black bear euthanized after attacking woman in Avon, CT.

A black bear was euthanized after it bit a 74-year-old woman who was walking her dog on a leash in Avon, Connecticut. The woman received non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the hospital. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) responded to the incident and followed their Black Bear Response protocol, which requires humane euthanization in category four responses, such as an attack on a human. The bear population in Connecticut is on the rise, and DEEP has already responded to multiple reports of bear-home entries this week.