Black bear attacks 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground, officials say

RED LODGE, Montana (Idaho Statesman) — A 3-year-old woman was successful a shelter astatine a Montana campground erstwhile a achromatic carnivore wandered successful and attacked her, wildlife officials and news outlets reported.

The onslaught happened astatine astir 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, astatine a backstage campsite adjacent Red Lodge, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said successful a Facebook post.

The kid was rushed to get aesculapian help, and nan campground was evacuated, officials said.

Wildlife officials said they group retired to find nan animal.

The adjacent day, they recovered a achromatic carnivore believed to person been progressive successful nan onslaught and killed it, officials said.

The onslaught is still nether investigation. The kid was identified arsenic a 3-year-old woman by KECI. She was sleeping successful nan tent erstwhile she was attacked, KRTV reported.