Dead black bear found in large plastic bag in Arlington County.

According to the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, a dead black bear was found in a large plastic bag near a hiking trail in Arlington County, Virginia, on Friday evening.

According to a statement from the AWLA, their animal control was called around 8:30 p.m. “to the area of Spout Run Parkway near North Adams Street” in Arlington to find a suspected dead dog in a plastic bag.

Upon arrival, an officer identified the animal in the bag as an adult black bear. The bear was examined and taken away for further forensic examination.

How it died has not yet been disclosed.

A woman wrote on Nextdoor that she was walking on a trail with her son and dog when she found the bear’s body.

The AWLA asks anyone with information about the incident to contact them at (703) 931-9241 or [email protected].

Below you can see a map of the area where it happened.