NEW MEXICO GAME AND FISH OFFICERS SET A TRAP FOR A BEAR THAT BIT A TEENAGE GIRL EARLY MONDAY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OUTSIDE RATON. IT HAPPENED WHILE THE GIRL WAS SLEEPING IN A TENT OUTSIDE A HOME THERE, WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ATTENDING A FAMILY GATHERING.
THE BEAR BIT HER THROUGH THE TENT WALL, LEAVING HER WITH MINOR WOUNDS TO HER ARM AND EAR.
THE HOMEOWNER HEARD THE BEAR GOING THROUGH THE TRASH AND SCARED IT OFF WITH A GUNSHOT. HE FIRED ANOTHER SHOT WHEN THE BEAR RETURNED, WHICH FINALLY SENT IT ON ITS WAY. ITS TRACKS WERE WASHED AWAY BY A HEAVY RAINSTORM BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED.
