Map highlighting Tennessee. A six-year-old girl was killed after a Black Bear attacked her. Her mother and two-year-old brother, also attacked, were critically injured. The nearly 400-pound bear attacked the family when they were staying at Chilwoee Campground located within the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee. The family was visitng a nearby waterfall when they were attacked. The mother and the brother both remain in critical condition at a hospital in Chattanooga hospital. The boys head was bitten by the bear, which punctured his skull, before it attacked his mother. The mother was trying to scare the bear away with rocks and sticks before being attacked. According to doctors, she had several puncture wounds to her neck, but had too many other claw and teeth marks for them to count. Both are expected to recover. Investigators , so far, have not been able to speak to the mother because her injuries are too severe . "She may not remember the attack at all," said Hicks . He also said that it was only Tennessee's second documented attack involving a bear. Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims and the campground has been closed.
Map highlighting Tennessee. A six-year-old girl was killed after a black bear attacked her. Her mother and two-year-old brother, also attacked, were critically injured. The nearly 400-pound bear attacked the family when they were staying at Chilwoee Campground located within the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee. The family was visiting a nearby waterfall when they were attacked. The mother and the brother both remain in critical condition at a hospital in Chattanooga . The boy's skull was punctured by a bite to the head, before the bear attacked his mother. The mother was trying to scare the bear away with rocks and sticks before being attacked. According to doctors, she had several puncture wounds to her neck, but had too many other claw and teeth marks for them to count. Both are expected to recover. Investigators have not yet been able to speak to the mother because of the severity of her injuries . "She may not remember the attack at all," said Hicks , who also said that it was only Tennessee's second documented attack involving a bear. Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims . The campground has been closed.
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