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US officials kill 5 bears after attack

Wildlife officials have killed five bears in Florida after one attacked a woman in her driveway and began dragging her into the woods.

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Florida wildlife officials have killed five bears after an attack on a woman in the driveway outside her home.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers say they shot one bear and euthanised four others on Sunday night.

Forty-five-year-old Terri Frana was attacked by a large bear on Saturday.

Her husband has told WFTV the bear had his wife's head in her mouth and dragged her about 1.3 metres toward a wooded area.

He says she managed to escape from the bear's jaw and then ran inside the house where she collapsed.

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She was treated at a hospital and released.

Officials say the bear that was shot was aggressive and didn't react to them as a bear normally would.

Experts say this is the time of the year when bears leave their winter dens.


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