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Hunter attacked by bear he shot near Summerland

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A man hunting in an area near Summerland was attacked by a bear he had shot just yesterday morning.

The BC Conservation Officer Service (BC COS) said a man and another person were hunting near Agur Lake in the McNulty Forest Service Road area around 8 a.m. Thursday.

<wer>Photo credit: 123rf” src=”https://www.kelownanow.com/files/files/images/131469265_m_normal_none.jpg” style=”margin: 5px;”/></p> <p>The man shot and wounded a bear and approached it, thinking it was dead. </p> <p>However, as he got closer, the bear suddenly jumped up, knocked him down and attacked him. He was able to fire another shot and the bear ran away. </p> <p>According to BC COS, the man was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.</p> <p>The attack was reported around 3:30 p.m. yesterday and officers immediately went to the scene of the attack to search for the bear. The area was thoroughly searched, but the bear was not found. </p> <p>The search for the animal continues and people are warned to be cautious in the area. Be sure to travel in groups and carry bear spray. </p> <p> </div> <p><script> window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '197376200331145', // App ID channelUrl : '//www.kelownanow.com/channel.html', // Channel File status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session xfbml : true, // parse XFBML version : 'v3.2' }); }; // Load the SDK Asynchronously (function(d, s, id){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0); if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src =

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